Nelson Hardware Ordered a Shipment of Gas Barbecues at a Suggested

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Essay

Nelson Hardware ordered a shipment of gas barbecues at a suggested retail price of $459 less trade discounts of 25% and 10%. The manager intends to sell the barbecues at the suggested retail price. If overhead expenses are 20% of the selling price:
a) What will be the unit operating profit?
b) What is the rate of mark-up on cost?
c) What is the rate of mark-up on selling price?
d) What would be the break-even selling price for an inventory clearance sale? (Remember that "break-even" means no profit or loss results from the sale.)

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Proposition

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Explanandum

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