A farmer sells his strawberries through a distributor, which take a commission of 12% of the price set by the farmer. The distributor obtains the product from a farmer at the price of $35 per bushel. What is the price that the buyer observers if the distributor wants to maintain a 12% profit on the cost of a bushel? Answers:
A) 66.22
B) 44.55
C) 44.05
D) 66.02
E) 75.48
Farmer price = $35;
The distributor wants to maintain a 12% profit on the cost of each strawberry bushel, thus he must get $ 35*1.12= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 35*1.12</gadget>
<output>39.2</output>
$39.20 after the distributor takes a commission of 12% of the final price --&gt; (final price)*0.88= $39.20 --&gt; (final price) = $44.55
Answer: 44.55.
<result>B</result>
A farmer sells his strawberries through a distributor, which take a commission of 12% of the price set by the farmer. The distributor obtains the product from a farmer at the price of $35 per bushel. What is the price that the buyer observers if the distributor wants to maintain a 12% profit on the cost of a bushel?