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Assume you have created this bracelet, with material costs amounting to R48. The crafting process took 6 hours, with an hourly wage of R32 and a 120% mark-up.

What will be the selling price of the bracelet?

Let’s work it out step-by-step:

  1. Material cost = R48
  2. Labour cost = 6 hours × R32/hour = R192
  3. Total cost (Material + Labour) = R48 + R192 = R240
  4. Applying a 120% markup:
    Markup means adding 120% of the cost to the cost itself:
    Selling price = Total cost × (1 + 120/100)
    Selling price = R240 × 2.2
    Selling price = R528

Final Answer:

The selling price of the bracelet will be R528.

Here’s a simple, reusable formula you can apply:


\text{Selling Price} = (\text{Material Cost} + (\text{Hours Worked} \times \text{Hourly Wage})) \times (1 + \frac{\text{Markup \%}}{100})

In words:

  • Add the material cost and the total labour cost.
  • Multiply that total by .

For your example:


\text{Selling Price} = (48 + (6 \times 32)) \times (1 + \frac{120}{100})

= (48 + 192) \times 2.2 ]


= 240 \times 2.2

= 528 ]


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