{"id":18439,"date":"2023-12-21T04:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T04:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatsenioryears.com\/calculating-senior-citizen-discounts-simplified\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T04:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T04:36:11","slug":"calculating-senior-citizen-discounts-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatsenioryears.com\/calculating-senior-citizen-discounts-simplified\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating Senior Citizen Discounts Simplified"},"content":{"rendered":"

The computation of senior citizen discounts can often be confusing. Many seniors are interested in knowing how much they saved, but it’s more important to know how much they will pay. The correct procedure for calculating the discount is to divide the sales amount by 1.4. This can easily be done using a calculator on a cell phone. Some people mistakenly believe that the discount is 32% (12% VAT + 20% discount), but the 20% discount is only applied to the base price, not the total price. A sample computation at a fast food restaurant shows that the VAT is 12% of the sales price, which is then deducted from the sales price to get the base price. The senior citizen discount is then calculated as 20% of the base price.<\/p>\n

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