Re: Demonstration Project Solution Desired
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- Subject: [mg118302] Re: Demonstration Project Solution Desired
- From: "Sjoerd C. de Vries" <sjoerd.c.devries at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:09:46 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <iom5ig$2s$1@smc.vnet.net>
Smells like homework or so... On Apr 20, 10:30 am, BenT <brt... at pdmusic.org> wrote: > Say you have this problem: > > You want to sell a book with a $10 profit margin. > Estimate the costs of materials: > 1 ream = 500 sheets costing about $20); > Plastic Coil Spiral Binder cost about $12 per dozen; > One time cost of a binding machine of about $130; > Ink cartridges cost about $100 per 5000 pages; > One time Laser (b/w) Printer cost of about $500; > Wholesale discount price should be 30% less than retail. > (i.e. for retailers, and distributors only) > Library discount price should be 10% less than retail. > A bulk-order discount of 10% is available for 10 or more copies. > > Solve set up the problem for the user to input the (1) number of pages > of the book, and the desired (2) profit margin; and output the (1) > wholesale trade discount 30%, the (2) library/bulk discount of 10%, > and finally the needed (3) retail price to make the desired profit. > > Can anyone solve the problem in a Demonstration Project for version 7 > or >?