Chapter 6:
Cash Purchases
1.
Toby Decker bought a DVD player for $219.99. What is the sales tax if Decker lives in Macon, Georgia, where the state tax is 4 percent and the county tax is 4 percent?
a.
$237.59
b.
$228.79
c.
$17.60
d.
$8.80
2.
A store in Melrose, Massachusetts advertised a 35-mm camera for $259.99 and a wide-angle lens for $89.99. What is the total purchase price if the combined state and city sales tax rate is 6 percent?
a.
$21.00
b.
$275.59
c.
$349.98
d.
$370.98
3.
Joseph Bettino purchased an 11.5-ounce box of cereal for $2.99. What is the unit price of the cereal?
a.
$0.026 per ounce
b.
$0.26 per ounce
c.
$0.385 per ounce
d.
$3.85 per ounce
4.
Jars of apple sauce are sold in four sizes. The price of a 12-ounce jar is $1.99. The price of a 24-ounce jar is $2.49. The price of a 28-ounce jar is $2.79. The price of a 32-ounce jar is $2.99. Based on price alone, which jar is the best buy?
a.
12-ounce jar
b.
24-ounce jar
c.
28-ounce jar
d.
32-ounce jar
5.
Warren Reynolds purchased a snowblower for $999.99. The store gave him a manufacturer's rebate for $75.00 to mail in. What is the final price of the snowblower?
a.
$75.00
b.
$924.99
c.
$999.00
d.
$1,074.99
6.
Jeanne Connors purchased a digital camera at a sale price of $175.99. The regular selling price is $219.99. What was the markdown?
a.
$20.00
b.
$44.00
c.
$56.00
d.
$395.98
7.
Francine Jerrold has a 25 percent off coupon and is purchasing a graphing calculator that has a regular price of $119.99. What is the sale price of the graphing calculator?
a.
$89.99
b.
$94.99
c.
$99.99
d.
$149.99
8.
Sophie Housmann bought a used car for $4,500. What is the sales tax if she lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where the sales tax rate is 5 percent?
a.
$2.25
b.
$22.50
c.
$225.00
d.
$2,250.00
9.
Ivy Glassman purchases a watch for $79.99. The sales tax rate is 5 percent. What is the total purchase price?
a.
$4.00
b.
$75.99
c.
$83.99
d.
$84.99
10.
Jose Martinez wants to purchase a lawn mower that regularly sells for $399.99. This week the lawn mower is on sale for 20 percent off. What is the sale price?
a.
$719.99
b.
$479.99
c.
$379.99
d.
$319.99
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