Question

Ray Cupple bought a basic car costing $26,500.00, with options costing $725.00. There is a 6% sales tax in his state and a combined $50.00 license and registration fee. What was Ray's total cost?
A. $28,865.00
B. $28,911.50
C. $27,275.00
D. $28,908.50

Answer 1

Given:
cost:                        26,500
option:                          725
total                         27,225
tax  (27,225 * 6%)     1,633.50
total                         28,858.50
license & reg. fee           50.00
total cost               28,908.50  Choice D.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. $28908.5

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Ray Cupple bought a basic car costing $26,500.00, with options costing $725.00.

So the cost of car after options costing will be: $\ 26,500+\ 725=\ 27,225$.

Since there is a 6% sales tax in his state , so the cost of car after sales tax will be $27,225 plus 6% of $27,225.

$\text{Cost of the car after sales tax}=\ 27,225+(\frac{6}{100}\times \ 27,225)$

$\text{Cost of the car after sales tax}=\ 27,225+(0.06\times \ 27,225)$

$\text{Cost of the car after sales tax}=\ 27,225+\ 1,633.50$

$\text{Cost of the car after sales tax}=\ 28,858.50$

We are also told that there is a combined $50.00 license and registration fee, so the total cost of car will be $28,858.50 plus $50.

$\text{Total cost of the car}=\ 28,858.50+\ 50$

$\text{Total cost of the car}=\ 28908.50$

Therefore, the total cost of the car is $28908.50 and option D is the correct choice.