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Walter is buying shirts for his clothing store. Each shirt costs him $35.75. He buys 88 shirts and marks up the price by ____. If he sells all of the shirts, about how much profit will he earn?

A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 35%

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Answer:

To calculate Walters profit from selling shirts, one must know the exact markup percentage. With an example 25% markup, the profit would be $786.72 after selling all shirts. The precise profit cannot be determined without the exact markup value.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of the question is Mathematics, specifically profit calculation and percentage markup in a business context. Walter's purchase of 88 shirts at $35.75 each results in a total cost of $3,146. To calculate the profit, we would need to know the exact percentage markup he is applying, which is not provided in the question.

To demonstrate how to find the profit with a given markup percentage, let's say Walter marks the shirts up by 25%. The selling price per shirt would then be $35.75 * 1.25 = $44.69. The total revenue from selling 88 shirts would be 88 * $44.69 = $3,932.72. The profit would be the difference between the selling price and the cost price: $3,932.72 - $3,146 = $786.72.

Without the exact markup, we cannot determine the precise profit; we can only say that the profit would be the total revenue minus the original total cost.

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