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Laura is looking for the best deal on a designer handbag that has a wholesale price of $469. Help her compare the price of the handbag in different situations by completing the following. Laura can buy the handbag from a distributor that does direct-to-customer sales. When selling directly to individual customers, this distributor marks up the wholesale price 80%. Ignoring tax, how much would Laura pay for the handbag if she gets it from this distributor? Laura can also go to a boutique that she knows has the handbag. This boutique gets it from a distributor who marks up the wholesale price 20%. Then the boutique marks it up by an additional 60%. Ignoring tax, how much would Laura pay for the handbag at this boutique? (c) Select the true statement. O Laura would pay more for the handbag if she gets it directly from the distributor. O Laura would pay more for the handbag if she gets it at the boutique. Laura would pay the same amount if she gets the handbag from the distributor or at the boutique. X