Price Check II
A Follow-up Report on the Accuracy of Checkout Scanner Prices
Appendix B
DOLLAR AMOUNT OF OVERCHARGES:
SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY STORE TYPE
| STORE TYPE (# of Overcharges) |
FOOD (447) |
DEPT (266) |
DRUG (310) |
MASS MDSE (297) |
HARD- WARE (348) |
OTHER (157) |
TOTAL (1,825) |
| Total $ Amount of Price Charged on Overcharge Items* | $1,711.67 |
$12,115.27 |
$1,871.86 |
$4,701.89 |
$7,767.70 |
$8,432.94 |
$36,601.33 |
| Total $ Amount of Price Offered on Overcharge Items** | $1,416.47 |
$10,150.48 |
$1,458.40 |
$3,802.82 |
$6,552.46 |
$7,380.13 |
$30,760.76 |
| Total $ Amount of Overcharges*** | $295.20 | $1,964.79 | $413.46 | $899.07 | $1,215.24 | $1,052.81 | $5,840.57 |
| Average $ Amount of Price Charged on Overcharge Item+ | $3.83 |
$45.55 |
$6.03 |
$15.83 |
$22.32 |
$53.71 |
$20.06 |
| Average $ Amount of Price Offered on Overcharge Item++ | $3.17 |
$38.16 |
$4.70 |
$12.80 |
$18.83 |
$47.00 |
$16.86 |
| Average $ Amount of Overcharges+++ | $0.66 | $7.39 | $1.33 | $3.03 | $3.49 | $6.71 | $3.20 |
* The sum of the $ amount of the prices charged at checkout on the overcharge items
** The sum of the $ amount of the prices offered by retailer on the overcharge items
*** Total $ amount of overcharges = [Total $ amount of price charged] - [Total $ amount of price offered]
+ Average $ amount of price charged =[The sum of the $ amount of the prices charged] / [# of overcharges]
++ Average $ amount of the price offered = [The sum of the $ amount of the prices offered] / [# of overcharges]
+++ Average $ amount of overcharge = [Average $ amount of price charged] - [Average $ amount of price offered]