-
What is the markup percent from the manufacturer price to the retail price?
-
The markup is The markup percent is
Comments (0)These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the information on this page is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate copyright. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.
When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use.Showing 0 commentsThere are no comments. -
-
What is the markup percent from the distributor price to the retail price?
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the information on this page is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate copyright. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.
When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use. -
You buy one energy drink. You have a coupon for $0.75 off. What is the discount percent?
-
The discount is $0.75. The discount percent is
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the information on this page is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate copyright. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.
When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use. -
-
Suppose the store marks up the energy drink to $3.25 instead of $3.50. What is the markup percent from the distributor price to the retail price?
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the information on this page is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate copyright. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.
When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use. -
A store advertises that it is having a "30% off" sale on all items, with an additional 20% off clearance items. The additional 20% is taken off after the 30% discount is applied. You are buying a spice rack that is on clearance. The regular price of the spice rack is $30.
- What is the total discount?
- What is the total discount percent?
- Why do you think the store advertises its sale using two discount percents instead of one? Explain.
-
-
Notice that taking 30% off and then taking 20% of the discounted price is not the same as taking 50% off.
-
The total discount percent is
-
One possible reason is that by having a 30% sale combined with an additional 20% discount makes it appear that the store is having a 50% off sale, when in fact it is having a 44% off sale.
-
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the information on this page is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate copyright. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.
When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use. -
You work at a store that is having a "50% off" sale. A customer has a coupon for 50% off any item and thinks that a $40 sweater should be free with the coupon. How would you explain why the sweater is not 100% off? Explain your reasoning.
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the information on this page is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate copyright. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.
When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use.