I keep Getting negative numbers not sure what to do

Question

A retailer knows that 10​% of the berries purchased will spoil and must be thrown out. If they buy 100 baskets of berries for​ $0.24 per basket and want a markup of​ 50% on selling​ price, find the selling price per basket of berries.

Answer 1

Trick question...

it does not say anything about wanting to make up for the lost capital

due to spoilage.

50% markup is $0.36 per basket