Contemporary Mathematics for Business & Consumers - With LMS CengageNOW

8th Edition

ISBN: 9781337125468

Author: Brechner

Publisher: Cengage

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Chapter 8.I, Problem 22RE

Solve the following word problems. Round dollars to the nearest cent and percents to the nearest tenth of a percent.

A real-wood filing cabinet from Office Solutions is marked up by $97.30 to $178.88. a. What is the cost?

b. What is the percent markup based on cost?

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Solve the following word problems. Round dollars to the nearest cent and percents to the nearest tenth of a percent. A real-wood filing cabinet from Office Solutions is marked up by $97.30 to $178.88. a. What is the cost? b. What is the percent markup based on cost?

Solution Summary: The author explains how the cost of a real-wood filing cabinet can be calculated using the following equation: C=SP-M Substitute SP=178.88 and M=

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