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A Safety Harbor change order has estimated cost of $221,500 and markup on cost of 12.0%. What price should be quoted?

Correct Answer

B) $248,080.00

Markup on cost adds the stated percentage of cost to the cost base.

Answer Options
A
$26,580.00
B
$248,080.00
C
$251,704.55
D
$222,700.00

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Markup on cost adds the stated percentage of cost to the cost base.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: $26,580.00

$26,580.00 is below the supported result for markup on cost; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Option C: $251,704.55

$251,704.55 is above the supported result for markup on cost; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Option D: $222,700.00

$222,700.00 is below the supported result for markup on cost; it likely uses the wrong base, period, or account bucket.

Memory Technique

Markup On Cost fence: markup starts at cost, margin looks back from price.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Builder's Guide to Accounting, 2001 to Section Three, Financial Analysis, Markup and Gross Profit; use the job ledger figures in the stem and recompute the same accounting measure.

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