A jewelry store makes necklaces and bracelets from gold and platinum. The store has 18 ounces of gold and 20 ounces of platinum. Each necklace requires 3 ounces of gold and 2 ounces of platinum, whereas each bracelet requires 2 ounces of gold and 4 ounces of platinum. The demand for bracelets is no more than four. A necklace earns $300 in profit and a bracelet, $400. The store wants to determine the number of necklaces and bracelets to make in order to maximize profit. a. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem. b. Solve this model

A jewelry store sells diamond rings, silver charms, gold bracelets and pearl necklace. The proprietor Amanda usually sets a selling price for silver charms based on a markup on cost of 80%. Pearl necklaces have a markup og 60%. All other items are sold 100%. She buys gold bracelets for $125 each. Use this information. What is the selling price of a diamond ring that Amanda purchases for $1,400?

Anna sells a certain pair of earrings at her store for $45.20 per pair. Her overhead expenses are $5.00 per pair and she makes 40.00% operating profit on selling price.,   Round to the nearest cent   a. What is her amount of markup per pair of earrings? b. How much does it cost her to purchase each pair of earrings?   Company A and Company B sell the same model camera for $110 and $135, respectively. During a sale, Company A offers a discount of 10% on the camera. What should Company B's rate of markdown be on the camera to match Company A's sale price?

A clothing retailer is going to mail out 10,000 catalogues. It costs $2 to mail out each catalogue. When a customer places an order from a catalogue assume a profit of $50 per order is earned. It is assumed that 5% of those who receive a catalogue will place an order however, this number can vary. Use the file below to help you with your tables. Assume that: [total profit = total profit made from the orders – the amount spent on mailing out the catalogues]. a) Use a one-variable data table to determine how the total profit earned from the mailing will vary depending on a response rate between 4% and 10% (with increments of 2%). b) Create a two-variable data table to show how the total profit changes with a varying response rate and number of catalogues mailed. Vary the response rate between 4% and 10% with increments of 2% and vary the number of catalogues mailed from 10,000 to 30,000 at increments of 5000.