$\text { A company reimburses its sales representatives } \$ 160 \text { per day for lodging and meals }$ plus 42 e per mile driven. How much does it cost the company if a sales representative drives 135 miles on a given day? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
A) $227.20$
B) $216.70$
C) $136.35$
D) $161.35$
E) $191.70$

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The cost for lodging and meals is fixed at \$160 per day.
The cost of travel is 42 cents per mile driven.
Hence for a total distance of 135 miles, the cost of travel is $0.42 	imes 135 = \$56.70$.
Thus the total cost for lodging, meals and travel comes out to $(\$160+\$56.70) = \$216.70$, which should be rounded to the nearest cent. Therefore the answer is B.

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