Question

_____-is the cost of the merchandise that the merchandiser has sold.

Answer 1

It should be the price right?

Answer 2

The cost of merchandise sold is the cost of items that have been sold by  store owner/retailer/ etc; . They do not manufacture their own goods but they instead would be buying the goods from 3rd parties and selling the items then to their customers.

Hope this helped :)

Your answer for the blank should be merchandising