Augie buys an energy bar costing $2.23. Use the table below to find the sales tax on this item.

Sales Tax Brackets

on 6.5% taxable transactions

Amount of Sale Tax

1.77 1.92 0.12

1.93 2.07 0.13

2.08 2.23 0.14

2.24 2.38 0.15

2.39 2.53 0.16

2.54 2.69 0.17

a. $0.15

b. $0.14

c. $0.17

d. $0.12