Digital Fingers Glovers bought 378 pairs of gloves at $26 per pair. 220 pairs were sold in the first month, at the regular price of $42 per pair. Another 64 pairs were sold in the second month at a "one-third-off" the regular selling price. The remaining gloves were cleared out in the third month at $16.68. The store's overhead is 17% of cost.   1. What were the total sales? 2. What was the effective rate of markup as a percent of cost? 3. What was the total operating profit or loss on the sale of all of the gloves?

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Digital Fingers Glovers bought 378 pairs of gloves at $26 per pair. 220 pairs were sold in the first month, at the regular price of $42 per pair. Another 64 pairs were sold in the second month at a "one-third-off" the regular selling price. The remaining gloves were cleared out in the third month at $16.68. The store's overhead is 17% of cost.

 

1. What were the total sales?

2. What was the effective rate of markup as a percent of cost?

3. What was the total operating profit or loss on the sale of all of the gloves?

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