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qid 254 · business

Question: A typewriter is priced at $80, less series discounts of 20%, 10%, 5%. What is the net price?

  1. $46.08
  2. $56.00
  3. $65.00
  4. $60.00
  5. $54.72
  6. $62.40
  7. $52.00
  8. $58.40
  9. $50.00
  10. $48.00

Our answer: E. $54.72 Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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Business Math (Olivier), Mathematics LibreTexts, 6.01 Figuring Out the Cost - Discounts

https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Applied_Mathematics/Business_Math_(Olivier)/06:_Marketing_Applications_(What_Is_It_Going_to_Cost_Me)/6.01:_Figuring_Out_the_Cost_-_Discounts__(How_Much)

“The second discount is always applied to the net price after the first discount is applied. Therefore, the second discount has a smaller base upon which it is calculated.”

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