Prerequisites MKTG 380. Principles of Marketing or COB 300. Course Objectives Topics mastered include product buying policies, retail terminology, vendor negotiation and pricing for profit. Students will be able to solve retail buying problems by creating formulas and using spreadsheets. Students will develop a portfolio of spreadsheet files saved on computer disks and print hardcopies of buying problems.
Course includes buying methods for domestic and international soft and hard goods.
Final exam problem calculate operating results calculate profit and loss develop spreadsheets with formulas.