Answer: Brand A and Brand C have the same unit cost.
Explanation:
Here's the complete question:
Ken was pricing ingredients for a recipe he was planning to make for a dinner party. The store sold 4 different brands of the same type of product.
Brand A 8 oz $2.88
Brand B 4.5 oz $1.44
Brand C 5 oz $1.80
Brand D 4 oz $1.20
Which statement about the unit costs of the different brands is true?
a. Brand A and Brand C have the same unit cost.
b. Brand C has a lower unit cost than Brand B.
c. Brand D has a higher unit cost than Brand A.
d. Not here
Brand A 8 oz $2.88. The unit cost will be: = $2.88 / 8 = $0.36
Brand B 4.5 oz $1.44. The unit cost will be: = $1.44 / 4.5 = $0.32
Brand C 5 oz $1.80. The unit cost will be: = $1.80 / 5 = $0.36
Brand D 4 oz $1.20. The unit cost will be: = $1.20 / 4 = $0.30
Based on the calculations above, Brand A and Brand C have the same unit cost.