Question

A car dealer is calculating the list price for a used car. The dealer takes the initial price of the car and adds $259 dollars for cleaning and shipping the car to the dealer. The dealer then increases that price by 25% for the dealer’s profit. That price is then increased again by 10% for the salesperson’s commission. If a used car is initially priced $10,000, what will be the list price for this car?

Answer 1

Add the 259 to the initial price:

10,000 + 259 = 10,259

Increase that price by 25%, so multiply by 1.25:

10259 x 1.25 = 12,823.75

The price is then increased by another 10%, multiply by 1.10:

12,823.75 x 1.10 = 14,106.13

List price = $14,106.13