The usual retail price of an item is $100. The manufacturer’s cost to produce the item is $40. Retailers take a 50 percent markup and wholesalers take a 10 percent markup (markup is calculated on selling price, unless otherwise is indicated).
What is the retailer’s markup in dollars?______________________________
What is the wholesale price?_______________________________________
What is the manufacturer’s price?___________________________________
What is the manufacturer’s markup percentage?_______________________
The XYZ Manufacturing Company is trying to set its price on a product that will sell at retail for $80.
For retailers to earn a markup of 25 percent, what should the wholesale price be? ________________________
For the wholesalers to earn a markup of 10 percent, what should the manufacturer’s price be? _________________________