Ricardo is treating his employees and makes the following purchases at the store:
2 packages of bagels at $3.49 each
2 containers of cream cheese at $2.89 each
3 dozen doughnuts at $5.39 each
4 bottles of juice at $3.49 each
Ricardo has a business account which saves him 5% on all purchases at this store. The discount is applied before tax. He is charged sales tax of 7%. If Ricardo paid $45.89, then he _____ for his purchase.
a.
did not pay enough
b.
paid the correct amount
c.
paid $2.29 too much
d.
paid $5.14 too much

Question

Ricardo is treating his employees and makes the following purchases at the store:
2 packages of bagels at $3.49 each
2 containers of cream cheese at $2.89 each
3 dozen doughnuts at $5.39 each
4 bottles of juice at $3.49 each
Ricardo has a business account which saves him 5% on all purchases at this store. The discount is applied before tax. He is charged sales tax of 7%. If Ricardo paid $45.89, then he _____ for his purchase.
a.
did not pay enough
b.
paid the correct amount
c.
paid $2.29 too much
d.
paid $5.14 too much