Leiff goes online to buy a new video game. He finds a site that currently has a promotion of 15% off on all orders over $50. Leiff decides to buy his video game, with a price tag of $128, at this site because he knows that he will get the 15% discount when he checks out. Leiff pays 5.3% sales tax on the discounted price and pays a shipping fee of $4.75. What is the total of Leiff’s online purchase?

Question

a.
$112.84
b.
$114.57
c.
$118.82
d.
$119.32

Answer 1

To calculate the total cost of Leiff's online purchase, we will follow these steps:

1. Calculate the 15% discount on the video game: \[ \text{Discount} = 128 \times 0.15 = 19.20 \]

2. Determine the price after discount: \[ \text{Price after discount} = 128 - 19.20 = 108.80 \]

3. Calculate the sales tax on the discounted price: \[ \text{Sales Tax} = 108.80 \times 0.053 = 5.7694 \approx 5.77 \quad (\text{rounded to 2 decimal places}) \]

4. Add the shipping fee: \[ \text{Total before shipping} = 108.80 + 5.77 = 114.57 \]

5. Add the shipping cost: \[ \text{Total purchase} = 114.57 + 4.75 = 119.32 \]

Thus, the total of Leiff’s online purchase is $119.32.

Therefore, the answer is: d. $119.32.