Onondaga Electronics operates on a net-profit rate of 20% on its printer cables. If the markup is $8.95 and the overhead is $4.31, find the selling price.

Mathematics · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Given the statement:

Onondaga Electronics operates on a net-profit rate of 20% on its printer cables. If the markup is $8.95 and the overhead is $4.31,

Determine the selling price.

Solution:

In order to determine the selling price, we simply need to find first the cost of the printer tables, by dividing the markup price with 20% converted to decimal. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.

= 20/100

= 0.2

= $8.95/0.2

= $44.75

Now that we know the price of the printer cables, we must simply add the markup price and the overhead price.

= $44.75 + $8.95 + $4.31

= $58.01

Final answer:
The selling price is $58.01