1. There are crazy sales in shops A and B. For any sofa, shop A offers
a 15% discount with a delivery charge of $250 while shop B offers a 5% discount with a free delivery service. If you want to buy one of
the following sofas, which shop would you prefer to go? Explain your
answer briefly.
sofa(1)-$2000 sofa(2)-$2500 sofa(3)$3000
2. A shop first increases the marked price of a watch, then offers an
attractive discount to customers. If the cost of the watch is $860, write
down two different strategies of increasing the marked price with a
certain percentage and offering a certain discount percentage such
that a 35% profit will be made when the watch is sold.