KidCo has produced a new remote operated toy forchildren. It costs KidCo $45 to produce and package eachtoy. KidCo sells the game to various retailers (e.g., toystores and discount stores), and sets the wholesale priceto achieve a 65% markup "on cost". If these retailers, inturn, calculate their price (to consumer) based on a 40%markup "on the retail price" how much will a consumerpay for the toy? Show your work. (Hint: make sure thatyou understand the difference between "markup on cost"and "markup on retail.")

Cost to retailer will be the markup on cost and price to consumer will be markup on retail…

Answered: KidCo has produced a new remote…

Essentials Of Investments

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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

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