# ---------------------------------------------------------
# Description:
# Demonstrates how to represent and display currency
# values in Python using decimal.Decimal and formatting.
# ---------------------------------------------------------
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP
# Price and tax rate
price = Decimal("199.99")
tax_rate = Decimal("0.17") # 17%
# Calculate tax and total
tax_amount = (price * tax_rate).quantize(Decimal("0.01"), rounding=ROUND_HALF_UP)
total = price + tax_amount
# Output with $ and % signs
print("Price: $" + format(price, ".2f"))
print("Tax Rate: 17%")
print("Tax Amount: $" + format(tax_amount, ".2f"))
print("Total: $" + format(total, ".2f"))
'''
run:
Price: $199.99
Tax Rate: 17%
Tax Amount: $34.00
Total: $233.99
'''
