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Question 623040: K-Mart purchased 3000 shirts for $19256 and sold them all at $16.99 each. How much profit did K-Mart realize?
This seems easy to me, but i am not getting the correct answer.
19256.00
- 16.99
Answer: $19239.01
19256+ 19239.01= 38495.01
Correct answer: $31,714
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K-Mart purchased 3000 shirts for $19256 and sold them all at $16.99 each. How much profit did K-Mart realize?
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3000*16.99 = $50,970
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50970 Sold for
- 19256 Bought for
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= $31714 Profit