To return to the percent calculation menu, from anywhere within the menu or sub-menus, press

:#.

To exit the menu, press O.

NOTE: for business problems, margin is based on price; markup is based on cost. The examples below are calculated with RPN as the active operating mode.

Percent Calculation Examples

See the tables below for examples of calculations in the %calc menu.

1.Find the markup on an item if the cost price is 15.00 and the selling price is 22.00.

Table 10-1 Markup Example

KeysDisplayDescription

:#

Opens the %Calc menu.

 

I

Opens the Mkup.%C sub-menu.

15I

Inputs 15 for Cost.

 

<22

I

Inputs 22 for Price.

<=

 

Calculates the value of Mkup.%C for the

 

given data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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