Buying I Recap
Buying I Recap
Complete the following problems for class on Thursday, January 23 rd – the assignment will be
worth 20 points
1. The kitchen textile buyer placed an order for 12,000 holiday motif towels at the billed
cost of $1.70 each. The shipping charges on the order amounted to $300. the buyer
negotiated a cost discount of 12%. What is the cost of good sold on the order?
2. Set up a skeletal Profit and Loss Statement in both dollars and percent given the
following information:
Gross Sales $583,260
Customer R&A 8.65%
COGS 48.35%
Expenses $251,870
3. Calculate the retail price on a sofa table that costs the store $420 and has a 52%
markup.
4. What is the markup percent on a jacket that costs $66 and retails for $120?
14 X 20 = 280 14 X 45 = 630
25 X 18 = 450 25 X 40 = 1,000
10 X 16 = 160 10 X 30 = 300
280+450+160=890
630+1000+300=1,930
6. If markdowns totaled $6,884 and net sales were $87,000, what was the markdown
percent for the month?
7. What is the sales curve percent by month for one wedding dress style using the
following unit sales data:
February 120
March 175
April 130
May 150
June 165
July 115
9. The jewelry department had planned sales of $670,000 for a six-month period.
Markdowns were planned at 17.7%. Determine the dollar markdowns.
10. Determine the $ net markdown and the net markdown % from the following:
Gross Sales $600,000
Customer Returns $25,100
Total Markdowns $108,500
Markdown Cancellation $59,300
25,100+108,500= $133,600
133,600 / 600,000= 22%