Contemporary Mathematics for Business & Consumers

8th Edition

ISBN: 9781305886803

Author: Brechner

Publisher: Cengage

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Chapter 18, Problem 9AT

For its fleet of trucks, Overland Transport, Inc., purchased 580 tires rated at 50 pounds each. The tires had a retail price of $85 each. The sales tax is 4 .5% , and the federal excise tax is $0,15 per pound.

a. What are the amount of sales tax per tire and the total sales tax?

b. What are the amount of federal excise tax per tire and the total excise tax?

c. What is the total purchase price of the tires?

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