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Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
book Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
Exercise 62
Solve the following word problems. Round dollars to the nearest cent and percents to the nearest tenth of a percent.
You are the manager of Midtown Hardware. If the EnergyMax batteries in your advertisement have a cost of $3.25,
a. What is the amount of the markup on these batteries?
b. What is your percent markup based on selling price?
c. If the vendor reduces the cost to $2.90 as a promotional trade discount this week, what is your new amount of markup and what is percent markup based on selling price?
Explanation
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a. Consider cost for EnergyMax batteries...

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