Asked by damon

Kito makes on online purchase of a guitar case for $39.99, a tuner for $24.99 and picks for $26.99. Taxes are 6% of the total purchase price. Shipping charges are based on the following table:
Amount of Purchase
Standard Shipping
Express Shipping
up to $50
$5.10
$7.00
$50 up to $100
$6.35
$8.20
$100 up to $200
$7.80
$11.60
$200 and over
$10.50
$16.45
Kito selects express shipping and the company bills his credit card $105.69 for the total of the online purchase. Determine if Kito has been billed correctly for his purchase.
a.
Kito has been billed correctly.
b.
Kito has not been charged enough for his purchase.
c.
Kito has been over charged by $1.85 for his purchase.
d.
Kito has been over charged by $3.40 for his purchase.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: a. Kito has been billed correctly.

Work:
- Items total = 39.99 + 24.99 + 26.99 = 91.97
- Tax (6%) = 0.06 × 91.97 = 5.5182 → $5.52 (rounded to cents)
- Express shipping for $50 up to $100 = $8.20
- Total = 91.97 + 5.52 + 8.20 = 105.69