Question

The Caldwell family placed a large back-to-school order online. The total cost of the clothing was $823,59 and the shipping weight was 32 lb. 10 oz. They live in the LocalZone (shipping = $5.87, plus $. 11 per lb. for each lb. or fraction of a lb. above 15 lbs.) and the sales tax rate is 7.5%. Find the total cost of the order.$864.43$876.77$893.21o $901.22None of these choices are correct.

Answer 1

The breakdown of fees paid by the Caldwell family are calculated and shown below;

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total cost of clothing = \$823.59} \\ \text{Sales tax = 7.5\% of \$823.59} \\ =(7.5)/(100)*823.59=61.769 \\ \text{Sales tax = \$61.77} \\ \\ \text{Shipping fe}e \\ \text{Total weight of item = 32lb 10oz }\approx\text{ 33lb} \\ \text{The excess weight above 15lbs = 33 - 15=18lbs} \\ \text{Shipping cost on the extra 18lbs = \$0.11}*18=1.98 \\ \text{Total cost on shipping = \$5.87+\$1.98=\$7.85} \end{gathered}`

The total cost of the order will now be

Total cost of clothing = $823.59

Shipping cost = $7.85

Sales tax = $61.77

TOTAL = $823.59 + $7.85 + $61.77 = $893.21

Therefore, the total cost of the order is $893.21