A merchant bought some goods at a discount of 25% of the list price. She wants to

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A merchant bought some goods at a discount of 25% of the list price. She wants to mark them at a regular price so that she can give a discount of 20% of the marked price and still make a markup of 25% of the selling price.

(a) At what percent of the list price should she mark the regular selling price of the goods?

(b) Suppose the merchant decides she must make a markup of 25% of the cost price. At what percent of the regular selling price should she mark the price of the goods?

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Contemporary Business Mathematics with Canadian Applications

ISBN: 978-0133052312

10th edition

Authors: S. A. Hummelbrunner, Kelly Halliday, K. Suzanne Coombs

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