one millisecond is 0.001 of a second. The costs for a single run of a computer program are $1.07 for operating system overhead, $0.023 per millisecond of computer time, and $4.35 for the mounting of a data tape. What is the total of these three costs for 1 run of a program that requires 1.5 seconds of computer time?
1.5 seconds is equal to 1.5*1000 millisecond, which is 1500 milliseconds. It costs 0.023 dollar per millisecond, that gives us 0.023*1500=34.5 dollars. You have to plus 1.07 and 4.35 for extra costs. This will give you 34.5+1.07+4.35=39.92 dollars.