Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: when a merchant imported a certain item , he paid a 7 percent import tax on the portion of the total value of the item in excess of $ 1,000 . if the amount of the import tax that the merchant paid was $ 101.50 , what was the total value of the item ? 
Options: a ) $ 1,850 , b ) $ 2,450 , c ) $ 2,750 , d ) $ 3,150 , e ) $ 3,450
Output (English): b