You are shopping for an executive desk chair at The Furniture Gallery. You see two you like on sale. Chair A was originally $119.99 now on sale for $79.99 and Chair B was originally $149.99 now on sale for $89.99. Calculate the markdown percent of each chair to determine which is the better bargain. Is it Chair A or Chair B? Answer for first part is Chair B. Using the information you calculated in the question above, consider the following. The Furniture Gallery is offering a 15% discount on plastic chair mats with the purchase of either chair. You have chosen a mat with an original price of $29.00. You also decide to purchase a two-year leather protection plan on your chair for $19.95. If you choose the chair with the greater markdown percent and the sales tax in your area is 6.3%, what is the total amount for all your purchases?

Chair A:

(79.99/119.99 )-1 = -0.333 = -33.3%.
The negative sign means "down".

Chair B:
(89.99/149.99)-1 = -0.400 = -40%.

Mat = 0.85*29 = $24.65

Leather protection = $19.95

Chair A:

(79.99/119.99 )-1 = -0.333 = -33.3%.
The negative sign means "down".

Chair B:
(89.99/149.99)-1 = -0.400 = -40%.

Mat = 0.85*29 = $24.65

Leather protection = $19.95

Total Cost = (89.99+24.65+19.95)*1.063=
$143.07.

Office Market is having a sale on printer paper. If you buy 2 reams for $8.99 each, you will get a third ream free. Calculate the markdown percent. (Round the percent to the nearest tenth.)

If the offer were changed to “Buy 3, Get 2 Free,” what would be the new markdown percent?

To calculate the markdown percent for each chair, we need to find the difference between the original price and the sale price, and then divide that by the original price. Let's do the calculation for each chair:

For Chair A:
Original Price - $119.99
Sale Price - $79.99

Markdown = Original Price - Sale Price = $119.99 - $79.99 = $40.00

Markdown percent = (Markdown / Original Price) * 100
= ($40.00 / $119.99) * 100
= 33.34%

For Chair B:
Original Price - $149.99
Sale Price - $89.99

Markdown = Original Price - Sale Price = $149.99 - $89.99 = $60.00

Markdown percent = (Markdown / Original Price) * 100
= ($60.00 / $149.99) * 100
= 40.00%

Therefore, Chair B has a greater markdown percent and is the better bargain.

Now let's calculate the total amount for all your purchases, considering the additional discounts and sales tax:

The price of the plastic chair mat - $29.00
15% discount on the chair mat = $29.00 * 0.15 = $4.35 (discounted amount)

The price of the leather protection plan - $19.95

Now, let's calculate the subtotal before tax:
Chair B - $89.99
Chair mat after discount - $29.00 - $4.35 = $24.65
Leather protection plan - $19.95

Subtotal = Chair B + Chair mat + Leather protection plan
= $89.99 + $24.65 + $19.95
= $134.59

Now, let's calculate the sales tax:
Sales tax rate - 6.3%
Sales tax amount = Subtotal * (Sales tax rate / 100)
= $134.59 * (6.3 / 100)
= $8.48

Total amount = Subtotal + Sales tax
= $134.59 + $8.48
= $143.07

Therefore, the total amount for all your purchases would be $143.07.