From the statement, we know that:
• the original price of the bike is $600.00,
,• Eric purchases the bike by making a down payment of $18.00,
,• and 24 payments of $33.71.
The final price of the bike is the sum of the down payment and the 24 payments:
[tex]FP=\text{ \$18.00 }+24\times\text{\$33.71}=\text{ \$827.04.}[/tex]The finance charge is the difference between the final price and the original price:
[tex]FC=FP-OP=\text{ \$827.04}-\text{\$600.00}=\text{ \$227.04.}[/tex]AnswerB. $227.04