diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/game/Merchant.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/game/Merchant.java
index 9b9ed11..6256c8c 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/game/Merchant.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/game/Merchant.java
@@ -90,20 +90,30 @@ public void setDailyRandomPrice(int minPercent, int maxPercent)
 		_dailyRandomPercent = randomizer(randomizerRange) + minPercent;
 	}
 	
-	//************************************************************************
 	//given the name of the item then it will return
-	//the price of the item
-	//incomplete method
+	//the adjusted price of the item
 	public int getItemPrice(String itemName)
 	{
-		//placeholder return
-		//should discuss best way to organize the item array to
-		//minimize the runtime needed to look up the items
-		int placeHolder = 0;
-		return placeHolder;
+		Item targetItem = getItem(itemName);
+		int itemPrice = targetItem.getAdjustedPrice();
+		return itemPrice;
 	}
-	//************************************************************************
 
+	//given the item name, it will search through the merchant's inventory and return the item
+	//if it cannot be found, it will return null and output an error message
+	//big O(n) runtime
+	public Item getItem(String itemName)
+	{
+		for(int i = 0; i < _inventory.length; i++)
+		{
+			if(_inventory[i].getItemName().equals(itemName))
+				return _inventory[i];
+		}
+		
+		System.out.println("No such item exists");
+		return null;
+	}
+	
 	//name getter
 	public String getName()
 	{
diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestMerchant.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestMerchant.java
index 32d8261..49eb195 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestMerchant.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestMerchant.java
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ public void testName() throws Exception
 		setup();
 		assertEquals("Test", m.getName());
 	}
+	
+	public void testSearch() throws Exception
+	{
+		
+	}
 }