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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. Find the initial retail price.
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The initial retail price is
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. Find the initial markup percent.
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. Find the total discount.
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The total discount is
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. You work at the outlet. You order 50 waffle makers at the wholesale price of $35 each. During the next 6 months, you repeatedly mark down the price until you finally sell all 50 waffle makers. Use the sales record below to find the average markup percent.
- 20 sold at initial retail price
- 14 sold at the first discount
- 10 sold at the second discount
- 6 sold at the third discount
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. What is the discount percent on the initial retail price after the second discount?
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The original retail price of the waffle maker was $60. The first two discounts total $15. So the discount percent after the second discount is
In other words, after the second discount, the waffle maker is "25% off."
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. When applying the third discount, the store advertises a 50% discount.
- Did the store use the initial retail price or the price after the second discount to calculate the discount percent? Explain your reasoning.
- Suppose the store had used the other price in part (a). What is the discount percent?
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. You get an employee discount of 10% off any item. You buy a waffle maker after the first discount. How much do you pay?
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After the first discount, the price of the waffle maker is $55. You get 10% off this price.
So, your discounted price is $49.50.
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The waterfall graph shows the pricing history of waffle makers at an appliance outlet. You get an employee discount of 50% off any item.
- What is the final price when you apply the first discount and then apply the employee discount?
- What is the final price when you apply the employee discount and then apply the first discount?
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