Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: country c imposes a two - tiered tax on imported cars : the first tier imposes a tax of 12 % of the car ' s price up to a certain price level . if the car ' s price is higher than the first tier ' s level , the tax on the portion of the price that exceeds this value is 9 % . if ron imported a $ 18,000 imported car and ended up paying $ 1950 in taxes , what is the first tier ' s price level ? 
Options: a ) $ 11500 , b ) $ 11000 , c ) $ 12000 , d ) $ 12100 , e ) $ 12500
Output (English): b