What is the retail price of a certain calculator?

(1) The retail price of the calculator is $2.00 more than the wholesale price.
(2) The retail price of the calculator is 50 percent more than the $4.00 wholesale price.

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Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient

Correct

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

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Comments

HarmanJul 21, 2025

Thanks

KarmishthaApr 27

easy one, statement 2 basically hands you the number. thanks!

MathewMay 9

yeah the 50% of 4 is the whole game here

RubenSep 3

got B but i initially picked D because i misread (1) as giving wholesale too. careful reading saves you here

AniketAug 10

is this really sub-505? felt a bit tricky with the wholesale vs retail wording ngl. good practice tho

What this question tests

Your fluency with the order of operations, fractions, decimals, and basic number sense — the foundation every quant question leans on.

Applying the order of operations out of sequence or rounding intermediate values before the final step.

What is the retail price of a certain calculator?(1) The retail price of the calculator is $2.00 more than the wholesale price.(2) The retail price of the calculator is 50 percent more than the $4.00 wholesale price.