The furniture store’s cost for a dresser is 112 dollars The store marks up the dresser 45 percent The sales tax is 6 point 8 percent after the markup. If the dresser sells without any other costs or discounts, how much does the customer pay? Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
First apply the 45% markup: $112 × 1.45 = $162.40. Then add 6.8% sales tax: $162.40 × 1.068 = $173.4432, which rounds to $173.44. The customer pays $173.44, choice B.
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