Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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Chapter 18, Problem 14E
Many different businesses employ markup on cost to arrive at a price. For each of the following situations, explain what the markup covers and why it is the amount that it is.
- a. Department stores have a markup of 100 percent of purchase cost.
- b. Jewelry stores charge anywhere from 100 percent to 300 percent of the cost of the jewelry. (The 300 percent markup is referred to as “keystone.”)
- c. Johnson Construction Company charges 12 percent on direct materials, direct labor, and subcontracting costs.
- d. Hamilton Auto Repair charges customers for direct materials and direct labor. Customers are charged $45 per direct labor hour worked on their job; however, the employees actually cost Hamilton $15 per hour.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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