Acrobat form with discount

Hey ladies and germs.
I need help. I created a purchase form for magazine advertising. It shows rates based on montly group purchases.
Size
1 m
3m
6m
9m
12m
total
full page
100
95
85
75
65
total1
1/2 page
90
80
70
60
50
total2
1/4 page
80
70
60
50
40
total3
I put a check box in front of each price. If you clicked that particular box it would autofill the total. so if you click the 9 it would give the total as 675. (9x75) in the Total1 area. Then at the bottom of the form it has an Ad Total, if someone were to purchase different size ads and placements. The ad total, was or is the the sum of total1 thru total3 or how ever many I have. I think I have something like 12.
Now I would like to put in a radio button that if clicked will give a 20% discount to the Ad total box and show the new price.. If it isnt clicked than it is standard pricing. A little hook for first time buyers and all. I am sure you catch my drift.
I am a complete noob when it comes to using custom calculation script. I am using CS4 on an Imac. If that helps any.
Can someone please guide me through what the script needs to look like and any other changes I may need.
Joe

Sorry, must have been a long day at work. I coulda sworn I did post this in the script discussion area. Sorry about that.
Yes, Try I will switch to a check box. That does make more sense since I can put in a value and It would be ideal if it did put the new total in the Ad total space.

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Now I would like to put in a check box that if clicked will give a 20% discount to the Ad total box and show the new price.. If it isnt clicked than it is standard pricing. A little hook for first time buyers and all. I am sure you catch my drift.
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