Sofia still lives at home, but with the rent paying $200 per month. she has a job that pays about $700 per month after taxes. she has to pay for her own personal items such as clothing and toiletries spending about $120 per month. going out with friends is important to her, but she also wants to save money to buy her own car. select the budget that would best meet her goals. monthly budget budget a budget b budget c budget d income $700 $700 $700 $700 expenses - rent personal items entertainment savings $200 $120 $100 $250 $200 $120 $300 $50 $200 $120 $200 $150 $200 $120 $325 $25 a. budget a b. budget b c. budget c d. budget d

Budget A is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sofia's monthly income is about $700 that can be denoted as . The expenses are divided in rent, personal items, entertainment and savings. Table for the budgets is shown below.(all amounts in dollars)

                      Rent        Personal Items    Entertainment      Savings

Budget A        200              120                       100                       250

Budget B        200               120                      300                     50

Budget C        200               120                      200                     150

Budget D        200               120                       325                    25

Rent and personal expenses are fixed for Sofia. So, she can only juggle her expenses for entertainment to save more. If she spends less on entertainment then she can save more and reach her goal to buy a car.

The total amounts of all the budgets are $670.

Therefore, budget A is the best budget for her. This is because here she is spending wisely for entertainment and saving more in order to reach her goal quickly.

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