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The swim buyer ran a sale during Memorial Day on all coverups at $29.99. The following are the results that sold during the weekend event:
200 Sarong coverups with a regular retail price of $39.00
320 Cotton coverups with a regular retail price of $44.00
Calculate the Total $ markdown for the sale, the Total sales generated, and the Markdown % for the sale.
| Weighted average sale price during weekend event = [($39*200)+($44*320)]/520 | |
| = ($7800+$14080)/520 | |
| = $42.08 | |
| Markdown = $42.08-$29.99 | |
| = $12.09 | |
| Markdown % = $12.09/$42.08 * 100 | |
| = 28.73% |