Use a Modern Software Tool to Perform Statistical Calculations -Calculate the Total Units Sold During the Discount Sales Period

question 24

Multiple Choice

Use a modern software tool to perform statistical calculations.
Use the table below to answer the following question(s) .
Fiberia Accessories, a clothing retailer, is planning to introduce a new line of sweaters as part of the winter collection for $65 with an inventory of 1500. The main selling season is 60 days between November and December. The store then sells the remaining units in a clearance sale at 65 percent discount. Out of the 60 main retail days, Fiberia sells the sweaters at full retail price for only 45 days, while giving a discount of 25 percent for the remaining 15 days. The demand functions a, and b are given as 79.5 and 1.1 respectively. $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\text { Marked Down Pricing Model for } \\\text { Fiberia Accessories's new sweater} \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Data } & \\\hline \text { Retail Price } & \\\hline \text { Inventory } & \$ 65 \\\hline \text { Selling Season (days) } & 1500 \\\hline \text { Days at Full Retail } & 60 \\\hline \text { Intermediate Markdown } & 45 \\\hline \text { Clearance Markdown } & 25 \text { percent } \\\hline \text { Demand Function } & 65 \text { percent } \\\hline \text { A } & \\\hline \text { B } & 79.5 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Calculate the total units sold during the discount sales period.

• A) 388.13
• B) 25.88
• C) 133.3
• D) 39.28

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