Question 9 • CMS 2026-2027 Economics and Personal Finance HONORS INITIAL CREDIT
Twila decides to purchase several party trays for her holiday party. She sees that a local store has relish trays for 18 point 9 5 dollars , cheese and cracker trays for 23 point 9 9 dollars , and cookie trays for 25 point 4 9 dollars The store also has a coupon in its flyer for 5 dollars off any purchase of 50 dollars or more on party trays. Twila orders 1 relish, 1 cheese and cracker, and 2 cookie trays. At this store, discount coupons are applied after tax is calculated, so a sales tax of 8 percent was added to Twila’s purchase, and then coupon amount was deducted. If Twila was charged 96 point 4 3 dollars , determine if she paid the correct amount.
Answer
A
Twila paid 4 point 0 0 dollars too little for her purchase.
B
Twila paid 2 point 5 1 dollars too much for her purchase.
C
Twila paid 0 point 4 0 dollars too much for her purchase.