A merchant gets a 5% discount on each meter of fabric he buys after the first 2,000 meters and a 7% discount on every meter after the next 1,500 meters. The price, before discount, of one meter of fabric is $2, what is the total amount of money the merchant spends on 5,500 meters of fabric?  Choices.
A) $7,360
B) $8,540
C) $9,720
D) $10,570
E) $11,680
For first 2000 meters he does not get any discount.   The price is  2*2000= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 2*2000</gadget>
<output>4_000</output>
$4000   For next 1500 meters, he gets a 5% discount.   The price is  1.9*1500= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 1.9*1500</gadget>
<output>2_850</output>
$2850   For the next 1500 meters, he gets a 7% discount.   The price is  1.86*2000= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 1.86*2000</gadget>
<output>3_720</output>
$3720   The total price is $4000 + $2850 + $3720= $10,570   The answer is $10,570.
<result>D</result>
A merchant gets a 5% discount on each meter of fabric he buys after the first 2,000 meters and a 7% discount on every meter after the next 1,500 meters. The price, before discount, of one meter of fabric is $2, what is the total amount of money the merchant spends on 5,500 meters of fabric?