Question

Your store has 475 linear feet of shelving. Your first quarter sales were $75,000, and your second quarter sales were $86,000. (A quarter is a 3 month period of the year.) What are the average quarterly sales per linear foot?

Answer 1

A) $158
B) $169 ✅

C) $181

D) $339

Answer 2

$169.47

Explanation:

Average quarterly sales is the sum of both quarters divided by 2:

Average quarterly sales =
`(75,000+86,000)/(2)=(161,000)/(2)=80,500`

There are 475 linear foot (of shelving).

To get average quarterly sales per linear foot, we divide average quarterly sales by total linear foot:

Average quarterly sales per linear foot =
`(80,500)/(475)=169.47`

Thus, Average quarterly sales per linear foot is $169.47 (rounded to nearest cent)