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The buyer for a chain of stores purchased lawn ornaments in bulk, paying $23 each. The stores will sell each lawn ornament for $37.08. What is the mark-up percentage?

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Answer:

The markup percentage is 61.2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The cost price of each ornaments = $23

The sell price of each ornament = $37.08

Let The markup percentage = x

Now, According to question

Markup percentage = [tex]\dfrac{s.p - c.p}{c.p}[/tex] × 100

Or, x% = [tex]\dfrac{37.08 - 23}{23}[/tex]

Or, x% = [tex]\dfrac{14.08}{23}[/tex]

Or, x% = 0.612

∴ x = 0.612 × 100

I.e x = 61.2

So, The The markup percentage = x = 61.2

Hence, The markup percentage is 61.2 Answer

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