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          find the "list price" set by the music industry (as stated in the           
          invoices from Abbey Road) to be a more accurate reflection of               
          petitioners' sale prices.  The invoices provide the following               
          list prices for the purchases made by petitioners:                          
                                        List Prices                                   
                    Batteries                $2.39                                    
                                             4.09                                     
                                             6.09                                     
                    Cleaning kits            2.89                                     
                    Blank cassette tapes     2.79                                     
                                             2.99                                     
                    Cassette singles         3.49                                     
                    Maxicassette             5.98                                     
                    Records                  5.98                                     
                    Cassettes                4.98                                     
                                             5.98                                     
                                             6.49                                     
                                             6.98                                     
                                             7.98                                     
                                             8.98                                     
                                             9.98                                     
                                             10.98                                    
                                             12.98                                    
                    Compact discs            13.99                                    
                                             14.99                                    
                                             15.99                                    
                                             16.99                                    
               Next, we evaluate the markup percentage.  Petitioners                  
          contend that there was a constant markup percentage for each                
          item:  15 percent for compact discs, 15 percent for cassette                
          singles, 25 percent for cassette singles, and 25 percent for                
          records.  While petitioners suggest constant purchase prices,               



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