Discounts and markups?
What are they? How do you do em?
What are they? How do you do em?
2 Answers
See below!
Explanation:
Discounts:
Discounts mostly used by stores so that we can buy their products. Like you might see a sign that says,"15% Off of All Items!". To find out if it is a good deal or not, we calculate how much we'll save. It's just like calculating tax, but instead of confusing you more, lets just get to the examples...
A new pair of sunglasses cost $10 But then you see a sign that says "25% Off All Items".
Step 1: Change the percent to a decimal
Step 2: Multiply the decimal by the original amount to get the discount (the discount is the money that we save)
Step 3: Subtract the discount from the original price
The new price of the sunglasses is $7.50!
Markups:
Well, if stores offer discount all the time, they'll run out of business! So that's why once in a while they increase the price. They're called markups. We do the same steps as the discount but only Step 3 changes. Instead of subtracting, we add. Lets see the example...
You want to buy this AWESOME game for your Xbox. Once you get to the shop, you see that there's a markup of 20%. What is the new price of the game?
Step 1: Change the percent discount to a decimal
Step 2: Multiply the decimal by he original cost (this is the markup)
Step 3: Add the markup price to the original cost
The new price of the board game is $48!
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See explanation below.
Explanation:
As an example, let's say that the price of some object is
A "discount" is an amount that is taken off, or "discounted", from the price of some good or service.
Now, if there is a
Therefore, after a
"Mark-ups", which are amounts added to the price, can be worked out in the same way as discounts.
If there were a
So, the final price of the object would become