A buyer for a department store is looking for a line of sweaters to retail at $80 each. If a 56% markup based on selling price is the objective, what is the most the buyer can pay for the sweaters and still get the intended markup?

What will be an ideal response?


$35.20

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What can using Q&A sites or providing brief answers posted on the social media site, do for the organization?

A) Allow the organization to respond to conversations within the community B) Identify and support product champions C) Allow the organization to provide information people want D) Integrate conventional marketing techniques E) Facilitate community building

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Another word for stereotypes, which is when one has a particular feeling or attitude (often negative) toward members of a specific group, is called ______.

A. preconception B. prejudice C. judgment D. bias

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