Margaret has been given a gift card with $150 worth of credit on it. She wants to spend it at the store where her father works, because she will get a 12 1/2 % employee's family discount. Also, the sales tax at the store is 8%.

The price tag on a pair of shoes that she wants to buy there says $200.00. If Margaret decides to buy the shoes and use the credit on her gift card, how much will she have to pay out of her own pocket?

A two-liter bottle of Zippy Zuppy soda costs $1.49. However, as part of a promotion to mark its ninth anniversary, if nine or more bottles are purchased, the store is offering a savings of 19%.

Jerry purchases two two-liter bottles each of Zippy Zuppy cola, Zippy Zuppy strawberry soda, Zippy Zuppy grape soda, and Zippy Zuppy orange soda. After a sales tax of 5.5%, how much will Jerry pay for the soda (nearest cent)?

The price of a coffeemaker has been marked down 20% for a clearance sale. Tom buys the coffeemaker with a $10.00 coupon and pays $134.44. Give the price of the coffeemaker before the markdown and excluding the coupon. 

A two-liter bottle of Zippy Zuppy soda costs $1.39. However, as part of a promotion to mark its sixteenth anniversary, if ten or more bottles are purchased, the store is offering a savings of 16%.

Floyd purchases six two-liter bottles of Zippy Zuppy cola, four two-liter bottles of Zippy Zuppy ginger ale, and two two-liter bottles of Zippy Zuppy orange soda. After a sales tax of 6.5%, how much will Floyd pay for the soda (nearest cent)?

The price of a pair of shoes after a 15% clearance discount and a 20% employee discount is $113.74. 

Give the price of the shoes before the two discounts (nearest cent).

Katy buys jeans that is on sale for $84. The tag says that the price was originally $142. What discount is she receiving on the shirt? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

A sunglasses kiosk at the mall makes a $50 profit for every 6 pairs of sunglasses it sells.  How many pairs of sunglasses must it sell to earn $1000 profit?

Ricky works at a shoe shop, and earns $40 in commission for each pair of shoes he sells plus a $100 weekly salary. If Ricky receives no other money, which of the following expressions represents the total dollar amount Ricky receives for a week in which he sells n shoes?

An entrepreneur started a company making floggles.  The factory requires $1000 worth of fixed expenses to keep it running every month.  She is able to produce one floggle at the cost of $4 and sell one floggle at the cost of $6.  If she produces and sells 500 floggles in one month, what is her profit?

You are planning a New Year’s Eve bash.  For each person attending, the caterer will charge you $15 for food, $10 for beverages, $5 for service.  The band charges $2000 for the entire evening.  You also have to pay the venue $2500 to rent the location for the night and $3 for parking for each attendee.  If you expect 500 people to attend and you would like to make a $10000 profit for planning the event, how much must each ticket cost?