QUESTION 4: Municipalities get part of their income from the sale of water. Mbombela municipality
used the table below to bill its residents for water in 2018/2019
Use the Water Tariffs below to answer the questions that follow.
MBOMBELA MUNICIPALITY WATER TARRIF STRUCTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES IN 2018/2019
WATER USAGE
RATES PER KILOLITRE
(EXCLUDING 15% VAT)
BASIC FEE
(INCLUDING VAT)
O to okt
FREE
16327 cenis
Over 6 ke to 12 kc
R 20.01
Over 12 kC to 40 ke
R27,61
R31,10
Over 40 kc
[Adapted from mumbombela. gov. za)
Mrs Sibiya lives with her family in Mbombela. They used and average of 28 kilolitres of water
in the month of December
Calculate the amount (in Rand) paid to the municipality that month. 3)

Maths lit