A buyer plans to purchase 250 towels for the store's harvest sale and to retail each towel for $7.50.  He has placed an order for 128 towels that cost $3.25 each.  What is the most he can pay for each of the remaining towels if he wishes to average a 42% markup?

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10. A buyer plans to purchase 250 towels for the store's harvest sale and to retail each towel for $7.50.  He has placed an order for 128 towels that cost $3.25 each.  What is the most he can pay for each of the remaining towels if he wishes to average a 42% markup?

 

Present your answer with a dollar-sign, comma separator, and rounded to the penny (i.e. $1,250.88).

 

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