A laptop originally priced at R6 999 is on sale for R5 999 (excluding VAT). Calculate the discount amount, percentage discount, and the VAT charged at a 15% rate.

Step 1: Identify the original price and the sale price of the laptop.
Original price = R6 999
Sale price (excluding VAT) = R5 999

2.1 Calculate the discount.
The discount is the difference between the original price and the sale price.

$$\text{Discount} = \text{Original price} - \text{Sale price}$$ $$\text{Discount} = \text{R}6\,999 - \text{R}5\,999$$ $$\text{Discount} = \text{R}1\,000$$

The discount is R1 000.

2.2 Calculate the percentage discount on the laptop.
The percentage discount is the discount amount divided by the original price, multiplied by $100\%$.

$$\text{Percentage discount} = \frac{\text{Discount}}{\text{Original price}} \times 100\%$$ $$\text{Percentage discount} = \frac{\text{R}1\,000}{\text{R}6\,999} \times 100\%$$ $$\text{Percentage discount} \approx 0.14287755 \times 100\%$$ $$\text{Percentage discount} \approx 14.29\%$$

The percentage discount is approximately $14.29\%$.

2.3 Calculate the amount of VAT that was charged on the sale price of the laptop.
The sale price excluding VAT is R5 999.
The standard VAT rate is $15\%$.

$$\text{VAT amount} = \text{Sale price (excl VAT)} \times \text{VAT rate}$$ $$\text{VAT amount} = \text{R}5\,999 \times 15\%$$ $$\text{VAT amount} = \text{R}5\,999 \times \frac{15}{100}$$ $$\text{VAT amount} = \text{R}5\,999 \times 0.15$$ $$\text{VAT amount} = \text{R}899.85$$

The amount of VAT charged on the sale price is R899.85.

$$\boxed{\text{2.1: R}1\,000}$$ $$\boxed{\text{2.2: }14.29\%}$$ $$\boxed{\text{2.3: R}899.85}$$