The Tie Shoppe paid $5901.79 for a shipment of 500 ties and wants to make a profit

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The Tie Shoppe paid $5901.79 for a shipment of 500 ties and wants to make a profit of 40% of the cost on the whole shipment. The store is having two special sales. At the first sale it plans to sell 100 ties for $9.00 each, and at the second sale it plans to sell 150 ties for $12.50 each. What should be the selling price of the other 250 ties for the Tie Shoppe to make a 40% profit on the whole shipment?

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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