Use a Modern Software Tool to Perform Statistical Calculations -Calculate the Revenue for the Clearance Sales Period

question 62

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 revenue for the clearance sales period.

• A) $18,921.09
• B) $23,400
• C) $48,871.88
• D) $17,105.16

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Definitions:

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual, company, or country to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than competitors, leading to more efficient international trade.

Comparative Advantage

A principle in international trade that suggests a country should export goods in which it is more efficient and import those in which it is less efficient, compared to other countries.

Opportunity Cost

The act of selecting one alternative leads to the loss of possible gains that could have been obtained from other options.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual, firm, or country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than others, leading to more efficient trade possibilities.