Question

Two companies are having a sale on projectors. Projector #MD375 has a retail price of $1200. The Office Spot is advertising #MD375V for 20% off, while Office and Beyond has stated they will match any competitor's advertised special and take an additional 15% off of the competitor's advertised price. How much money is saved by purchasing the projector from Office and Beyond instead of the Office Spot?

Answer 1

$144.

Explanation:

We are told that Projector #MD375 has a retail price of $1200. The Office Spot is advertising #MD375V for 20% off.

So the price of #MD375V after discount will be 1200 minus 20% of 1200.

`\text{The price of projector offered by Office Spot}=1200-((20)/(100)*1200)`

`\text{The price of projector offered by Office Spot}=1200-(0.2*1200)`

`\text{The price of projector offered by Office Spot}=1200-240`

`\text{The price of projector offered by Office Spot}=960`

Therefore, the price of projector offered by Office Spot $960.

Office and Beyond has stated they will match any competitor's advertised special and take an additional 15% off of the competitor's advertised price.

As the price offered by Office Spot is $960, so the money saved by purchasing the projector from Office and Beyond instead of the Office Spot will be equal to 15% of 960.

`\text{Money saved by purchasing the projector from Office and Beyond instead of the Office Spot}=(15)/(100)*960`

`\text{Money saved by purchasing the projector from Office and Beyond instead of the Office Spot}=0.15*960`

`\text{Money saved by purchasing the projector from Office and Beyond instead of the Office Spot}=144`

Therefore, the money saved by purchasing the projector from Office and Beyond instead of the Office Spot will be $144.