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3: Percentage Calculations in Business
Markup as a Percent of Cost (MU%C)
Example.
The standard markup on costume jewelry at Balkis’s Boutique
is 60%. The boutique just received a shipment of chokers costing
$19.00 each. What is the retail price per choker
?
Keys: Display:
Description:
#
(
"
Displays MU%C menu.
19
)
7EF:8#,&(("
Stores cost in
COST
.
60
+
012345678'(&(("
Stores 60% in
M%C
.
*
52;7H8%(&+("
Calculates price.
Markup as a Percent of Price (MU%P)
Example.
Kilowatt Electronics purchases televisions for $225, with a
discount of 4%. The televisions are sold for $300. What is the markup
of the net cost as a percent of the selling price
?
What is the markup as percent of price without the 4% discount
?
Keys: Display:
Description:
#
L
"
Displays MU%P menu.
225
-
4
%
)
"
7EF:8$#'&(("
Calculates and stores net
cost in
COST
.
300
*
52;7H8%((&(("
Stores 300 in
PRICE
.
6
012345658$*&(("
Calculates markup as a
percent of price.
Use $225 for
COST
and leave
PRICE
alone.
225
)
7EF:8$$.&(("
Stores 225 in
COST
.
6
012345658$.&(("
Calculates markup.
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