Vendors at Municipal Stadium sell their wares at prices that include the city, state, and transit district sales taxes; the total of these taxes is 8.25 percent when added to prices that do not include the sales tax.
a. Convert this 8.25 percent tax-exclusive sales tax rate into its tax-inclusive equivalent rate (Hint: Use the method outlined for VAT calculations.)
b. A vendor has receipts (including sales tax) at a game of $15,325. What sales tax must the vendor remit to the tax authorities?