Answer:
a. the final cost will be $12,960
b. your monthly payment will be $216
Step-by-step explanation:
a. if the sales tax is 8%, that means that you will need to pay 8 cents for every dollar of the original cost. you can find the total cost by multiplying 1.08 (108%) by 12,000 in order to get the original price PLUS the sales tax added on. Thus, leaving you with $12,960 as the final price.
b. to find the monthly payment, you will multiply the number of years the payment is spread out over (5) by the number of months in a year (12) in order to get 60 months in total. Then divide the $12,960 by 60 in order to get a final monthly payment of $216.