The gift shop purchased four sets of block brand hand-painted stemware expecting to sell all four at the list price of $24.99. unfortunately, the demand for the stemware was not as high as the owner had anticipated. she was only able to sell one at this price. she reduced the price on the other three sets to $16.49 and was able to sell all three sets. calculate her markdown percentage.

Sue peters is the controller at vroom, a car dealership. dale miller recently has been hired as the bookkeeper. dale wanted to attend a class in excel spreadsheets, so sue temporarily took over dale's duties, including overseeing a fund used for gas purchases before test drives. sue found a shortage in the fund and confronted dale when he returned to work. dale admitted that he occasionally uses the fund to pay for his own gas. sue estimated the shortage at $450. what should sue do?

Which of the following best explains why buying a house is more beneficial than renting? a. buying is a personal investment while renting involves giving money to the landlord. b. the monthly payments on a mortgage are generally lower than rent on an apartment. c. it's easier to sell a house than it is to get a landlord to break a rental agreement. d. housing prices can go up and down quickly in comparison to the level of rents.

Labor unions have used which of the following to win passage of favorable laws such as shorter work weeks and the minimum wage? a. strikes b. collective bargaining c. lobbying d. lockouts