Question

A food production company is choosing between two suppliers of grain. Supplier A sells grain for $5.25 per bushel plus a delivery fee of $3 per bushel. Supplier B sells the grain for $6.50 per bushel plus a flat delivery fee of $1,500 each week. Which supplier would cost more if the production company bought 500 bushels of grain each week?

Supplier B would cost $625 more than supplier A.
Supplier B would cost $600 more than supplier A
Supplier A would cost $875 more than supplier B.
Supplier A would cost $800 more than supplier B.

Answer 1

the answer is: We let x be the number of bushels of grain bought each week.

The cost if Supplier A is chosen is represented by:
CA = 5.25x + 3x

The cost if Supplier A is chosen is represented by:
CB = 6.50x + 1500

If x = 500

Then,
CA = 5.25(500) + 3(500)
CA = $4,125

CB = 6.50(500) + 1500
CB = $4,750

Supplier A could cost more if the production company bought 500 bushes of grain each week. hope this helps :D

Answer 2

supplier B would cost 625 more than supplier a

Explanation:

so for supplier A each bushel is 5.25

so 5.25 x 500 = 2625

and we have to add the shipping for each bushel to that price so

3 x 500 = 4125 including the price of 500 bushels

follow the same steps for b and find that supplier bs total is 4750

so supplier B is 625 more than supplier A