Question

Alexandra has a stand in the marketplace where she sells ground cumin. She has a fixed amount of weekly expenses, and she sells her cumin for \$7.20$7.20dollar sign, 7, point, 20 per kilogram. If she sells 909090 kilograms of cumin, her weekly net profit is \$414$414dollar sign, 414. How much cumin does Alexandra have to sell to cover her weekly expenses?

Answer 1

Answer: She have to sell 32.5 kg to cover her weekly expenses.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Selling price of cumin per kg = $7.20

Quantity of cumin she sells = 90 kg

Net profit she get = $414

Total amount she get after selling 90 kg is given by

`90* 7.20=\$648`

So, Weekly expenses would be

`\$648-\$414\\\\=\$234`

Quantity of cumin she need to sell to cover her weekly expenses is given by

`(234)/(7.20)\\\\=32.5\ kg`

Hence, She have to sell 32.5 kg to cover her weekly expenses.