The wholesale price for a desk is
$189
. A certain furniture store marks up the wholesale price by
18%
. Find the price of the desk in the furniture store.
Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.
$
222.42
To find the price of the desk in the furniture store, we need to add the markup to the wholesale price.
Markup = 18% of $189
Markup = 0.18 * $189
Markup = $34.02 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Price of the desk in the furniture store = Wholesale price + Markup
Price of the desk in the furniture store = $189 + $34.02
Price of the desk in the furniture store = $223.02
Therefore, the price of the desk in the furniture store is $223.02.