An item that cost $50 is marked 20% off. Sales tax is 8%. What is the final price

Answer 1

$43.20 = final after tax after sale price

.8x50x1.08 = 40+3.2 tax= 43.20

but a government might tax the original price before the discount, then

.8x54= 43.2 = same final price, whether taxed before or after the discount