Question

A box of 84 penguins for $13,597, or a bag of 50 penguins for $795.95.... What is a better buy?

Answer 1

the bag of 50 would be better because for each penguin you pay roughly 16 dollars whereas for the box of penguins you pay roughly 161 dollars per penguin

Answer 2

It is better to buy 50 penguins for $795.95 because the unit cost of penguin is less.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

In order to know the better buy, we will calculate the unit cost of penguins.

The one with lower unit cost would be a better buy for penguins.

Formula:

`\text{Unit Cost} = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Cost of penguinds}}{\text{Number of penguins}}`

1) Number of penguins = 84

Cost of penguins = $13,597

`\text{Unit Cost} = \displaystyle(13597)/(84) = 161.87 \text{ dollars per penguin}`

2) Number of penguins = 50

Cost of penguins = $795.95

`\text{Unit Cost} = \displaystyle(795.95)/(50) = 15.92 \text{ dollars per penguin}`

Hence, it is better to buy 50 penguins for $795.95 because the unit cost of penguin is less.