1. the cable provider’s “triple play” package offers a land line, internet service, and cable tv for one fixed
price. if you already subscribe to their cell phone service they offer an additional 12% off the price of
the triple play package. if the discounted price of the triple play is $132, what is the price of the package
without the discount?
2. the o! natural company sells a juice in 1 gallon bottles. the current retail price of the juice is $3.50 for
1 gallon. in order to remain competitive, the company will decrease the price to $3.20.
a. what percent of the original price are consumers going to pay?
b. suppose the company’s cost per 1 gallon is $2.70. what is the markup if they sell each gallon at $3.20?
what is the markup if they sell each gallon at $3.50?
3. the o! natural company is trying to get schools in the state to sell their juice product.
a. if the sales representative went to 300 schools and convinced 125 to sell their product, what
percentage decided to not sell their product? use two different strategies to calculate the answer.
b. the sales representative made a deal with the schools for a discount on the individual juice bottles.
the company usually sells the bottles to the distributors for $2.25, but they are selling them to the
schools for 15% off. for what price will they sell each bottle to the schools?
c. suppose the schools pay $2.00 per bottle for the juice and sell it to community members for $2.50 per
bottle. what percent markup are they charging?
4. jillian is shopping for new school supplies. she finds a flyer in the newspaper for her favorite store. they
are offering the following coupons.
office world sale!
all laptops—buy now and receive a $100
rebate after purchase!
*cannot be used with any other coupons
office world sale!
receive 20% off any one item!
jillian needs to buy a new laptop for the school year. the list price for the laptop is $479.99. is it a better
deal to use the coupon for the $100 rebate or the 20% off one item? explain your reasoning