In October, a Hardware Store Purchased Snow Shovels for $8

question 8

Short Answer

In October, a hardware store purchased snow shovels for $8 each. The original markup was 50% based on the selling price. In December, the store had a sale and marked down the shovels by 20%. By January 1, the sale was over and the shovels were marked up 15%. In March, the store held a clearance sale of all winter tools by having a final markdown of 60%. What was the final selling price of the shovels? (Round to the nearest cent)

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Definitions:

Concentration Ratio

A measure that assesses the level of market concentration, indicating the combined market share of the top firms (usually the top 4 or 8) in the industry.

Kinked Demand Curve

The demand curve for the cutthroat oligopolist, which is based on the assumption that competitors will match a price cut, but will not match a price increase.

Collusive Oligopoly

A market condition where a few companies or entities cooperate to restrict competition and control prices for their mutual benefit.

Price Leadership

A situation in which one company, the price leader, sets the price of goods or services within its market and other companies in the sector follow suit.