Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem.
-Best Office Machines spent $ 84,570 this year on utility costs alone. If total sales were $ 513,300, what percent of total sales was spent on utility costs? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A) 61%
B) 6.1%
C) 1.7%
D) 16.5%