Question

Steve wants to use his 18% employee discount to buy a video game that has a regular price of $69.99. A 6.5% sales tax is applied to the discounted price. How much will he pay for the game, including sales tax?

Options:
A. $55.37
B. $56.54
C. $61.12
D. $61.94

Answer 1

Steve will pay $61.12 for the video game after applying his 18% employee discount and adding 6.5% sales tax to the discounted price.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much Steve will pay for the game including the employee discount and sales tax, we need to follow these steps:

1. Calculate the amount of the discount by converting the percent to a decimal and multiplying by the regular price of the item.
2. Subtract the discount from the regular price to find the discounted price.
3. Convert the sales tax percent to a decimal and multiply by the discounted price to find the amount of sales tax.
4. Add the sales tax to the discounted price to find the total amount payable.

First, we find the discount amount: $69.99 × 0.18 = $12.5982, which rounds to $12.60. The discounted price is $69.99 - $12.60 = $57.39.

Next, we calculate the sales tax: $57.39 × 0.065 = $3.73035, which rounds to $3.73. Adding this to the discounted price gives us the total cost: $57.39 + $3.73 = $61.12.

The correct answer is C. $61.12.