Explanation:
The customer pays an amount of $26.74 for one pair of binoculars and one bird guide after the mark-up and 8.5% sales tax
What is the percentage?
The percentage is defined as a ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
According to the given, the required solution would be as:
Mark up for binoculars = 10 x 1.45 = 14.50
14.5 x 1.085 = 15.7325 in sales tax
The total cost per binocular is $15.73 ($).
Bird Guide Commission = 7 x 1.45 = 10.15
10.15 x 1.085 = 11.01275 Sales Tax
The total cost per Bird Guide is $11.11 ($).
The addition provides one of each.
⇒ 15.73 + 11.01 = 26.74
Thus, the customer pays an amount of $26.74 for one pair of binoculars and one bird guide after the mark-up and 8.5% sales tax