Gordon operates the Tennis Pro Shop in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Shop sells, manufacturers, and customizes tennis racquets for serious amateurs. Virginia has a 5 percent sales tax. Assume that a District of Columbia customer picks up a $2,000 racquet order in the Blacksburg store and drives it back to the District of Columbia (where the sales tax rate is 8.5 percent). The Shop has no sales personnel or property in District of Columbia.

a. Determine the total sales and use tax that the Shop must collect from the customer.

b. Determine the total sales and use tax that the customer must pay.

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