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Mathematics of Merchandising
Exercise 4.4
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Amount of discount = dl 33(8249) = $83,00
Net price = L — discount = $249.00 - $83.00 = $166.00
‘Amount of discount = L — N = $127.98 - $106.65 = $24.33
‘Amount of discount 9999 _ $21.33 499% 162%
L $127.98 _
Discount rate, d=
Discount _ $612.60
Discount _ $5125" = 1
d 036 $1750.00
Net price = List price ~ Discount = $1750.00 ~ $612.50 = $1137.50
List price = N + Discount = $15.07 + $12.33 = $27.40
List price =
Discount 12.33
Discount rate = PSCOUN 190% - $1233 , 10016 = 45.09
iscount rate < S127 100% = 45.0%
List price, L=-_N_ = $2649.00. ss956.00
7-d 1-0.125
Discount = L - N = $3256.00 ~ $2849.00 = $407.00
(1 —d,)(1 ~d2) = $99.00(1 — 0.30)(1 ~ 0.16667) = $57.25
= $99.00 - $57.75 = $41.25
Net price, N
Discount = L—
N $93.03
List price, L= 7—y, =$149,00
Ist price, L= GG Vi—da X= dg) (1—0.25X1—0.1Ki-0.078) 140.00
Discount = L - N = $149.00 ~ $93.03 = $55.97
Net price, N = L(1 —d) = $135.00 (1 ~ 0.38) = $83.70
Discount _ $223.14
Discount _o = $595.
3 are 7 859504
Discount = $595.04 — $223.14 = $371.90
Substitute L = $34,900 and N = $28,687.80 into N = L(1 ~ 4).
$28,687.80 = $34,900(1—d)
List price
Net price
= 0,822 = 0.178 = 17.8%
‘The dealer receives a 17.8% trade discount.
Net price (Niagara) = L(1—d)
= $72.00 (1 ~ 0.24)
$54.72
Not price (Silverwood) =L(1 ~d)
$54.72 = $74.50(1 —d)
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d{Silverwood) = 1 ~ 0.7345 = 0.2655 = 26.55%
‘Chapter 4: Mathematics of Merchandising 51Exel
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. N__ $160,555.50 _
Seling price, L=="5="T"e ges $168,900.00
a. Net investment, N = L(1 — d) = $6500(1 — 0.055)
N $6426 _
477-0085 ~ 868°
‘Commission paid = L — N = $6800 - $6426 = $374.00
‘Substitute d = 0.017 and N = 13,646 into N = L(1~ 4).
13,646 = L(1— 0.017) = 0.983.
= 13046 - 13,982
0.983
‘The indox fell 13,882 — 13,646 = 236 points on the day.
‘a. Given: d= 0.0365 and the decline, dL. = $26.43 million
dL _ $26.43 million
a _ $26.48 million _ $724,110 milo
1 eas” 8724-110 milion
‘Therefore, the second quarter revenue (L) was $724.110 million.
Third-quarter revenue = ($724.110 - $26.43) million = $697.68 million
b. Substitute d = 0.045 and N = 8500 into N = L(1—d).
(4 — 0.045) = 0.9551.
$5197.50
b, Total amount placed,
Number of people leaving = 6901 ~ 8500 = 401.
(1 ~ds)(1 = det ~ da)
11,500(1 - 0.251 - 0.0751 - 0.05)
foL(1 — dh)
.075(811,500)(1 - 0.25)
gL (1 ~ di)(1 = da)
0.05($1 1,500)(0.75\0.925)
= 0.9400 = 0.0600 = 6.00%
a. Service discount = doL(1—d:)
412($3000)(1 — 0.20)
$300,00
b. Advertising and promotion discount = daL(1 - d:)(1 ~ da)
0.05($3000)(1 — 0.201 - 0.125)
$105.00
‘Business Mathematics in Canada, 6/eExercise 4.2
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N-=L(1—d) = $2365(1 ~ 0.02) = $2317.70
N=L(1 4) = $815.49(1 ~ 0.02) = $799.18
Payment = (Amount credited)(1 - d) = $1365.00(1 - 0.02) = $1397.70
Balance = Invoice amount - Amount credited = $2366.00 — $1365.00 = $1000.00
‘Amount credited = Invoice amount — Balance = $3765.25 — $2042.28 = $1722.97
Payment = L(1 ~ d) = $1722.97(1 ~ 0.0133333) = $1700.00
‘The 2% discount period ends on June 1
‘The 1% discount period ends on June 11
a. The payment qualifies for a 2% discount.
Payment = (Invoice amount)(1 ~ d) = $5076.64(1 - 0.02) = $4978.11
b. The payment qualifies for a 1% discount.
Payment = $5076.64(1 — 0.01) = $5025.87
c. Same answer as in part b.
a. May 1 falls 15 days after April 16.
The $10,000 payment qualifies for @ 2% discount..
Amount credited = #19990 = $10,204.08
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Balance owed = $18,976.45 ~ $10,204.08 = $8772.37
b. The May 15 payment qualifies for a 1% discount.
Payment to settle account = $8772.37(1 — 0.01) = $8684.65
‘The $5000 payment on March 29 qualifies for a 1.5% discount.
‘The $3000 payment on April 7 qualifies for a 0.5% discount.
‘$5000
= $5076:
7am 7
Amount ereited for $3000 payment = -SS000. - $301508
lance owed = $11,870 ~ $6076.14 - $3015.08 = $3778.78
b. The balance is due 30 days after March 21, that is, on AprL20.
a. Amount credited for $5000 payment =
The June 20 invoice does not qualify for a cash discount on July 4.
Payment = $485 + $367(1 — 0.018) + $722(1 ~ 0.015) = $1957.67,
$900
$850
‘otal amount credited = + +
Total amount credited = +5 gpg $700
70.01
= $923.08 + $858.59 + $700
= $2481.67
Balance owed = $2856.57 — $2481.67
$374.90
‘Amount required to settle invoice #535 = $3228.56
Amount required to satle invoice #598 = $2945.91(1 — 0.02) = $2886.40
ano ta he applied to invoice #678 = $10,000.00 ~ $3228.56 — $2886.40 = $3885.04
‘Amount credited to invoice #678 = SPSESE4 = sa046.91
Balance owed on invoice #678 = $6217.69 - $4046.91 = $2170.78
Panment on August 15 to setle invoice H678 = $2170.78(1 — 0.02) = $2127.98
Chapter 4: Mathomatics of Merchandising 53Exercise 4.2 (continued)
21. Let the amount of each payment be represented by x. The total amount credited will be
x= $975.61,
Each of the three payments should be $975.61.
Concept Questions (Section 4.3)
4. Both quantities have the same numerator, but the rate of markup has the smaller
denominator (since C 100%
5, No. Atthe break-even point, there is no profit, The selling price at the break-even point still
covers E as woll as C. If an item is sold at cost, the merchant will Jose E per unit sold.
Exercise 4.3
1. Enter the given data on a markup diagram.
s=$50
c= 830 E=0A406= | P=
a — C= $50 ~ $30 = $20.00 (enter on the diagram)
b. .4(§30) = $12.00 (enter on the diagram)
c. P=M-E=$20-$12 = $8,00
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Rate of markup on cost = 100% = Bx 100% = 66.67%
eee $20
@ Roto of markup on selling price = “fx. 100% = 22 -
up 9 price = AL. 100% = $5 x 100% = 40.00%
3. Enter the given data on @ markup diagram.
$55.65
= C = $79.50 ~ $55.65 = $23.85 (enter on diagram)
= 0.35 = 0,3($79.0) = $23.85 (enter on diagram)
— B= $23.85 - $23.85 = $0
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bEExercise 4.3 (continued)
$23.85
M
|. Rate of st = 100% = % 100% = 42,86
3, d. Rate of markup on cost = = ees 42.86%
. M $23.85
R i = “room = x 100% = 30,004
fe. Rate of markup on selling price = = a5 30,00%
577.00 ~ $53.90 = $23.10
= 0.385 = 0.35(S77.00) = $26.95
P=M_-E= $23.10 ~ $26.95 = = $3.85 (loss)
Rate of markup on cost
a ose
@. Rate of markup on selling price
7, S=C+M= $152.50 + $47.45 = $199.95,
M $47.75
Rate of mark M 00% = $4775. 100% = 31.4
10 of markup on cost oor = SATE 100% = S11%
$4775
Rate of markup on seling price = AL100% = 100% = 23.73%
3199.95
9, C=S-M= $1990 - $496 = $1555
Rate of markup on cost = 4x 100%= S435. 100% = 27.97%
c 31555
$435
Rate of mark ti = 5 40
ate of markup on seling price So
11. since Mactoow=