Amanda is looking for the best deal on a designer handbag that has a wholesale price of $439. Help her compare the price
of the handbag in different situations by completing the following.
(a) Amanda can go to a boutique that she knows has the handbag. This boutique gets it from a distributor who marks.
up the wholesale price 20%. Then the boutique marks it up by an additional 50%. Ignoring tax, how much would
Amanda pay for the handbag at this boutique?
$0
(b) Amanda can also buy the handbag from a distributor that does direct-to-customer sales. When selling directly to
individual customers, this distributor marks up the wholesale price 70%. Ignoring tax, how much would Amanda
pay for the handbag if she gets it from this distributor?
$0
(c) Select the true statement.
O Amanda would pay less for the handbag if she gets it at the boutique.
O Amanda would pay less for the handbag if she gets it directly from the distributor.
Amanda would pay the same amount if she gets the handbag from the distributor or at the boutique.