To calculate the percent increase of the price, you can use the formula:
Percent Increase = [(New Value – Old Value) / Old Value] x 100
In this case, the old value is 500 and the new value is 550. Plugging the numbers into the formula:
Percent Increase = [(550 – 500) / 500] x 100
This simplifies to:
Percent Increase = [50 / 500] x 100
Calculating this gives:
Percent Increase = 0.1 x 100 = 10%
So, the price of the hair piece has increased by 10%.