Final answer:
The total amount Miguel has to pay for the car, including a 6% sales tax, is $15,899.94. The nearest answer choice to this total is option c) $15,899.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the total amount Miguel has to pay for the car including tax, we need to first determine the amount of tax. Since the tax rate is 6%, we convert this percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100, which gives us 0.06. We then multiply the price of the car by the tax rate to find the sales tax amount.
$14,999 × 0.06 = $899.94 is the sales tax. To find the total amount of the car, we add the sales tax to the original price:
$14,999 + $899.94 = $15,898.94
Therefore, rounding to the nearest cent, the answer is $15,899.94 which is not directly one of the given options, but the closest answer rounded to the dollar would be option c) $15,899.