An answering machine cost a dealer $220.00 less 31.5%, 7%. It is regularly priced at $212.00. The dealer's overhead is 17% of the regular selling price and the answering machine was cleared out for $175.45. What was the rate of markdown at which the  answering machine was sold? Round to nearest 100th

Fourth Street Lighting shows a net income of $224 000 for the previous year. If the contribution rate for the store was 40.3%, and the fixed cost was $315 000, what were last year’s sales?

Golden Gate Novelties (GGN) sells souvenir key chains at the local airport. GGN charges $12.00 per chain. The variable cost for a chain, including the wholesale cost of the chain, packaging, the commission paid to the airport operator, and so on, is $10.40. The annual fixed cost for GGN is $15,000. Required: a. How many cases must Golden Gate Novelties sell every year to break even? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. b. The owner of GGN believes that the company can sell 12,500 chains a year. What is the margin of safety in terms of the number of chains? a. Break-even point b. Margin of safety chains chains