A Store Located in Penticton, B

question 40

Essay

A store located in Penticton, B.C., sells a computer for $2975.00 plus HST. If the same model is sold at the same price in a store in Thunder Bay, Ontario, what is the difference in the prices paid by consumers in the two stores?

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