Review of unit costs and food labels. More on sales tax: GST and PST.

1. Sales Promotions ... caveat emptor
Look K-mart is having a sale!

2. How much tax will Susan pay when she buys a stereo surround sound priced
at $2595 in Manitoba?
How much will she pay altogether for the system?

3. 2007 Sales Tax Rates in Canada
GST Goods and Services Tax
PST Provincial Sales Tax
HST Harmonized Sales Tax
GST 6%
GST 6%
GST 6%
HST 14%
GST 6%
PST 7% GST 6%
GST 6%
GST 6%
GST 6% PST 7%
GST 6%
PST 7% *PST 7.5%
GST 6% *PST 10%
PST 8%
HST 14%
HST 14%
Sales Tax Rates Source

4. A short quiz ...
math

5. While shopping, Brenley finds that two boxes of cereal cost $4.78. What is
the unit price of a box of cereal?

6. Niel finds canned peas offered for sale at three cans for $3.19 in one store,
five cans for $4.10 in a second and eight cans for $4.98 in a third. Which
store has the lowest unit price?

7. Exactly the same type of oat bran can be bought at Safeway for the following
prices: 79¢ for 250g, $1.57 for 500g or $3.09 for 1.5 kg. Which package has
the lowest unit price?

8. Consider the food label at right:
(a) Which ingredient weighs the most?
(b) How many servings would you need to eat to
get 100% of your daily allowance of sodium?

9. Paul lives in Winnipeg. He bought socks for $4.50, jeans for $35.45, and a
sweater for $23.60. How much will Paul’s total bill be if he also has to pay PST
and GST?
If Paul lived in Québec, how much tax, GST and PST, would he have to
pay? What would his total bill be?