Mathematics for Business and Personal Finance

Chapter 6: Cash Purchases

Practice Tests

1
Toby Decker bought a Bluray disc player on sale for $219.99. What is the sales tax if Toby lives in Kingston, New York, where the state tax is 4% and the county tax is 4%?
A)$8.80
B)$12.24
C)$17.60
D)$21.20
2
Harold Zuppa bought an electric train set for $319. What is the sales tax if Harold bought the train set in Maine which has a 7% sales tax rate?
A)$21.00
B)$22.33
C)$223.30
D)$341.33
3
Dina Lincoln purchases a $1,299.99 treadmill, a $52.99 treadmill mat and 2 pairs of running shorts at $24.99 each. The state sales tax rate is 6.25% and the county tax rate is 1.5%. What is the sales tax on her purchases?
A)$108.73
B)$106.79
C)$103.35
D)$98.21
4
Meg Chang buys 4 scrapbook kits at $29.99 each, 2 sets of scissors for $9.99 each, and 1 circle cutter for $24.99. The sales tax rate is 5%. What is the total purchase price?
A)$173.18
B)$162.69
C)$68.22
D)$8.25
5
Andrew Albring purchases an inflatable shark for $12.99, 8 gallons of chlorine at $1.99 each, 2 gallons of algaecide at $7.99 each, 1 thermometer for $12.99, and 2 sets of fins at $22.99 each. If the sales tax rate is 7.5%, what is the total purchase price?
A)$63.37
B)$86.94
C)$111.13
D)$111.65
6
ALGEBRA Sandra Gothke purchased a sweater from the clearance rack and gave the clerk $30.00. She received $4.96 in change. If the sales tax rate was 8%, find the total selling price.
A)$21.04
B)$23.19
C)$25.04
D)$27.22
7
Joseph Bettino purchased an 11.5-ounce box of cereal for $3.99. What is the unit price of the cereal?
A)$0.288
B)$0.347
C)$0.363
D)$0.370
8
Angelina Soto purchased an 18-ounce bottle of olive oil for $15.99. What is the unit price of the olive oil?
A)$0.798
B)$0.888
C)$0.921
D)$1.13
9
David Archebeck purchased 4 tires for his car for $569.99. What is the unit price of the tires?
A)$189.99
B)$172.50
C)$142.50
D)$138.75
10
Jars of applesauce are sold in four sizes. Based on price alone, which jar is the best buy?

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A)12-ounce jar
B)24-ounce jar
C)28-ounce jar
D)32-ounce jar
11
Cirino's Gourmet Market sells Italian salad dressing in four sizes. The price of an 8-ounce bottle is $2.39, a 16-ounce bottle is $3.59, a 20-ounce bottle is $4.79, and a 36-ounce bottle is $7.79. Based on price alone, which package is the best buy?
A)8-ounce
B)16-ounce
C)20-ounce
D)36-ounce
12
Warren Reynolds purchased a snow blower 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
13
Gabe Rasmussen purchased 2 ice cream cones for $1.49 each, 2 shakes for $2.29 each, and 1 sundae for $4.49. He had a coupon for $2.00 off his total order. What was his final price?
A)$12.05
B)$10.05
C)$8.27
D)$6.27
14
Treehorn Promotions has a clearance on overstocked merchandise. A long-sleeve windbreaker that usually sells for $49 is on sale for $35. What is the markdown?
A)$10
B)$12
C)$14
D)$84
15
Jason Custer bought a laser printer that regularly sells for $649.99 at the markdown rate of 35%. What is the final selling price?
A)$631.42
B)$478.16
C)$422.49
D)$227.50
16
ALGEBRA Nela Kim saw an advertisement for $50 off an all-in-one printer. All printers are marked down 20%. What is the regular selling price of a printer?
A)$375
B)$325
C)$250
D)$225
17
The regular price of a pair of men's jeans is $68. The markdown rate is 25%. What is the sale price?
A)$64
B)$60
C)$51
D)$17
18
Luis Sica has a 30% off coupon and is purchasing a keyboard that has a regular price of $225.00. What is the keyboard's sale price?
A)$67.50
B)$150.00
C)$152.25
D)$157.50
19
ALGEBRA Appliance Mart marked down a new 37-inch LCD television 25% if a customer purchased it with a mounting bracket. The television's sale price was $399. What would be its regular selling price if it was purchased alone?
A)$498.75
B)$532.00
C)$574.15
D)$698.25
20
Office Products has a case of paper on sale for $22.99. The list price is $32.99. If you buy 5 boxes, what is the total purchase price if the sales tax is 7.25%?
A)$114.95
B)$123.28
C)$164.95
D)$176.91
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