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Question 492879: a retail store with a monthly advertising budget of $3400 decides to set up a media budget. it plans to spend 22% for telivision advertising, 38% for newspaper advertising, 14% for outdoor signs, 15% for radio advertising, and the remainder for bumper stickers.
(a)what percent of the total budget do they plan to spend on bumper stickers?
(b) how much do they plan to spend on bumper stickers for the entire year?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The total percentage of the budget is 100%
+100+-+22+-+38+-+14+-+15+=+100+-+89+
+100+-+89+=+11+
+3400%2A%2811%2F100%29+=+374+
(a)
The plan to spend $374 on bumper stickers per month
(b)
+374%2A12+=+4488+
They will spend $4,488 for the year on bumper stickers