Question

The wholesale price for a bookcase is $128. A certain furniture store marks up the wholesale price by 19%. Find the price of the bookcase in the furniture store.Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Answer 1

Given data:

Wholesale price for a bookcase: $128

Furniture store marks up 19%.

1. Calculate the 19% of $128: Multiply 128 by 0.19 or (19/100)

`128\cdot0.19=24.32`

2. Add $24.32 to the wholesale price:

`128+24.32=152.32`

Then, the price of the bookcase in the furniture store is $152.32