A distributor purchases zero-turn mowers at a cost of $6,330 and sells them for $8,390.   a. What is the amount of the markup? $________   b. What is the percent markup based on selling price? Do not enter the percent symbol in your answer.  ___________%

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Solve the following word problem. Round dollars to the nearest cent and percents to the nearest tenth of a percent.
 
A distributor purchases zero-turn mowers at a cost of $6,330 and sells them for $8,390.
 
a. What is the amount of the markup?

$________
 
b. What is the percent markup based on selling price? Do not enter the percent symbol in your answer.

 ___________%
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a)

Given Information:

The selling price of zero-turn mowers is $8390 and the cost is $6330.

Formula used:

The amount of markup can be calculated using the following equation:

Markup=Selling Price−Cost or M=SP−C

Step 2

 

Calculation:

Consider the provided data,

So, SP=$8390 and C=$6330.

The amount of markup is,

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Therefore, the amount of markup is $2,060

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