document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119290>Question 1119290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shopkeeper bought a coat for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$100<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". How much must it be priced, inclusive of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GST, if she wants to make a profit of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "37%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the cost price? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The statement of the problem is misleading.  The sales tax has nothing to do with the price she needs to set to make a 37% profit.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the cost was $100, the profit needs to be 37% of $100, which is $37; so the sale price must be $137.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost to the customer will be $137 plus 7% sales tax, or 1.07($137) = 146.59; but that figure has anything to do with the question that was asked. </SPAN>\n" );
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