SOLUTION: Can you please check this to make sure its correct: $1110.85 tax bill was due 11/1/14 and the penalty for not paying on time is 8 1/4%. It was paid on 01/15/2015; was the penalty

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Question 979340: Can you please check this to make sure its correct: $1110.85 tax bill was due 11/1/14 and the penalty for not paying on time is 8 1/4%. It was paid on 01/15/2015; was the penalty amount $19.25? (1110.85 x .0825 x.21 = 19.25)
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I don't think so. What makes you think you can multiply by the factor of 0.21?

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it