Markup and Markdown Answers

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In order to clear out room for new merchandise, James decided to mark down some of the items for sale in his electronics store. He marked down DVD players by 36%, and he marked down stereo tuners by 22%. If DVD players cost $41.60 after the markdown and stereo tuners cost $69.42 after the markdown, which item’s price was reduced by more, and by how many dollars more was it reduced? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

A
The DVD player’s price was reduced by $3.82 more than the stereo tuner’s price.
B
The DVD player’s price was reduced by $27.82 more than the stereo tuner’s price.
C
The stereo tuner’s price was reduced by $0.29 more than the DVD player’s price.
D
The stereo tuner’s price was reduced by $27.53 more than the DVD player’s price.
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Richard’s store sells pineapples and grapefruits. Pineapples originally cost $5.15 apiece, and grapefruits originally cost $2.25 apiece. Richard reduced the prices to $3.88 for a pineapple and $1.56 for a grapefruit. Which fruit had its price reduced by a greater percent, and how many percentage points greater was that reduction than the other? Round to two decimal places. (Express your answer in percentage points; for example, 15% is 3 percentage points greater than 12%.)

A
The price of pineapples experienced a reduction 5.99 percentage points greater than the price of grapefruits.
B
The price of pineapples experienced a reduction 19.90 percentage points greater than the price of grapefruits.
C
The price of grapefruits experienced a reduction 6.01 percentage points greater than the price of pineapples.
D
The price of grapefruits experienced a reduction 11.50 percentage points greater than the price of pineapples.
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A store is selling a black pair of shoes for $79.45 and a brown pair of shoes for $133.99. The black pair of shoes is marked up by 44%, and the brown pair of shoes is marked down by 21%. Which pair of shoes is more expensive, and how much more expensive is it? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

A
The black pair costs $6.82 more than the brown pair.
B
The black pair costs $8.56 more than the brown pair.
C
The brown pair costs $9.72 more than the black pair.
D
The brown pair costs $12.54 more than the black pair.
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Which of the following statements best describes the difference between markup and margin?

A
Markup is a term used to describe profit while margin is a term used to describe loss.
B
Markup is a term used to describe loss while margin is a term used to describe profit.
C
Markup relates profit to selling price while margin relates profit to cost.
D
Markup relates profit to cost while margin relates profit to selling price.
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In order to clear out room for new merchandise, James decided to mark down some of the items for sale in his electronics store. He marked down DVD players by 36%, and he marked down stereo tuners by 22%. If DVD players cost $41.60 after the markdown and stereo tuners cost $69.42 after the markdown, which item’s price was reduced by more, and by how many dollars more was it reduced? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

A
The DVD player’s price was reduced by $3.82 more than the stereo tuner’s price.
B
The DVD player’s price was reduced by $27.82 more than the stereo tuner’s price.
C
The stereo tuner’s price was reduced by $0.29 more than the DVD player’s price.
D
The stereo tuner’s price was reduced by $27.53 more than the DVD player’s price.
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Richard’s store sells pineapples and grapefruits. Pineapples originally cost $5.15 apiece, and grapefruits originally cost $2.25 apiece. Richard reduced the prices to $3.88 for a pineapple and $1.56 for a grapefruit. Which fruit had its price reduced by a greater percent, and how many percentage points greater was that reduction than the other? Round to two decimal places. (Express your answer in percentage points; for example, 15% is 3 percentage points greater than 12%.)

A
The price of pineapples experienced a reduction 5.99 percentage points greater than the price of grapefruits.
B
The price of pineapples experienced a reduction 19.90 percentage points greater than the price of grapefruits.
C
The price of grapefruits experienced a reduction 6.01 percentage points greater than the price of pineapples.
D
The price of grapefruits experienced a reduction 11.50 percentage points greater than the price of pineapples.
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Which of the following statements best describes the difference between markup and margin?

A
Markup is a term used to describe profit while margin is a term used to describe loss.
B
Markup is a term used to describe loss while margin is a term used to describe profit.
C
Markup relates profit to selling price while margin relates profit to cost.
D
Markup relates profit to cost while margin relates profit to selling price.

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