You have a land-line telephone that costs $25.95/month plus a utilities tax of 4.5%. how much will you pay for your telephone use in a year?

$312.57
$311.40
$325.41
$479.56

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$325.41

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that a land-line phone charges $25.95 per month plus a utility tax of 4.5% on it.

So for one month, the total bill of the land-line phone will be:

Multiplying this amount by 12 to find out the bill to be payed for using the land-line phone for one whole year.

Therefore, the correct answer option is $325.41.

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