A roast chicken with a base price of $6.89 is marked up by 21%. What is the new price, to the nearest cent?

A 21% markup means adding 21% of the base price to the original price. Calculate $6.89 × 1.21 = $8.3369, which rounds to $8.34 to the nearest cent. The new price is $8.34.

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