- Felipe buys a computer for $2,000 and has it shipped to his home. The sales tax is 6.5 percent. The shipping charge is 8 percent of the pretax price. What is the total cost?

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Enzuguri · Answer 1 · 2020-10-09T20:38:15+0000

1) Apply the shipping charge to the price.

2000(1.08)= 2160

2) Apply the sales tax

2160(1.065)= 2,300.4

Therefore, the total cost is $2,300.40.

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