The Mathematics of Money

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C. Markup Based on Selling Price


  1. Complete the following table by fi lling in the retail price based on the given costs and gross profi t margins:


Item Cost Gross Profi t Margin Retail Price

A $8.45 50%
B $34.99 11.25%
C $97.43 25%
D $5.92 2.5%


  1. Complete the following table by fi lling in the retail price and markup amount based on the given costs and gross profi t
    margins:


Item Cost Gross Profi t Margin Retail Price Markup Amount

A $5.55 62.5%
B $64.02 21%
C $17.03 22.95%
D $101.01 31.52%


  1. Complete the following table by fi lling in the retail price, markup amount, and markup percent on cost, given each
    item’s cost and gross profi t margin.


Item Cost Gross Profi t Margin Retail Price Markup Amount Markup Percent

A $7.01 40%
B $3.24 2.75%
C $91.07 33.33%


  1. Complete the following table by fi lling in the retail price, gross profi t amount, and markup percent on cost, given each
    item’s cost and gross profi t margin.


Item Cost Gross Profi t Margin Retail Price Markup Amount Markup Percent

A $62.50 11%
B $15.44 35%
C $439.02 41.07%


  1. StuffCo Stores uses a 24% gross profi t margin on men’s clothing. What would the retail price be for a polo shirt that
    cost $8.42?

  2. StuffCo Stores uses an 8% gross profi t margin on grocery items. Determine its retail price for a box of crackers for
    which Stuffco’s cost is $1.73.

  3. Find the retail price of an item for which the cost is $583.02, assuming a gross profi t margin of 22.5%.

  4. A consignment shop uses a 55% gross profi t margin. I place a men’s suit on consignment there, telling the owner that
    I will not accept less than $20 for it. (The amount I receive is the shop’s cost for the item.) What is the lowest price the
    shop can sell this item for?


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