A Customer Paid a Total of $84,000 for a Purchase

question 74

Multiple Choice

A customer paid a total of $84,000 for a purchase, including 5% PST (provincial sales tax) . What was the PST amount?

• A) $4,000
• B) $4,200
• C) $84,000
• D) $80,000

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Definitions:

Preoperational

The second stage in Piaget’s cognitive development theory, characterized by symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and intuitive reasoning in children from about 2 to 7 years old.

Concrete Operational

In Piaget's conceptualization of cognitive progression, a period where children acquire the capacity for logical thought about actual events.

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals are able to think abstractly and reason logically.

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