The numbers that were achieved represent the department$$s performance last year for a fast$-$selling and up$-$trending department. The buyer was given the following information to plan for the upcoming spring season:

Percent increase$/$decrease average of planned sales: $+6\mathrm{.}8\%$

Planned markdown percentage: $46\mathrm{.}1\%$

Planned turnover: $0\mathrm{.}98$

Cumulative markup percentage: $68\mathrm{.}7\%$