Jessica's Furniture Store buys a couch at a wholesale price of $500. If the markup rate at Jessica's Furniture Store is 20%, what is the markup for the couch?
Q. Jessica's Furniture Store buys a couch at a wholesale price of $500. If the markup rate at Jessica's Furniture Store is 20%, what is the markup for the couch?
Convert to decimal: Convert the markup rate to a decimal.Markup rate as a decimal = Markup rate÷100Calculation: 20÷100=0.2
Calculate markup amount: Calculate the markup amount.Markup = Wholesale price × Markup rate in decimalCalculation: 500×0.2=100
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