Household Bills (Junior Cert Mathematics): Flashcards

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Household Bills
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Unit Rate

Cost per unit of utility used

Units Used

Amount of utility consumed

Standing Charge

Fixed charge added regardless of usage

VAT in utility bills

Tax added to total bill cost

Formula: Units Used

extCurrentReadingextPreviousReading ext{Current Reading} - ext{Previous Reading}

Formula: Cost of Units

extUnitsUsedimesextCostperUnit ext{Units Used} imes ext{Cost per Unit}

What's added to cost of units?

Standing Charge

VAT calculation method

Multiply total by VAT rate

Final bill calculation

Add VAT to pre-VAT total

Does standing charge depend on usage?

No, it's fixed regardless of usage

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