Question

(b) Find the costs of supplying bins to 10%, 50%, and 85% of the

cost to supply 10%
C = $
X
cost to supply 50%
C = $25,000
cost to supply 85%
C = $ 141,667

Answer 1

Let the cost to supply 10% of the bins be X dollars.

To find the cost of supplying bins to 50% of the cost to supply 10%, we can set up the following proportion:

10% of the cost = X dollars

50% of the cost = Y dollars

We know that the two costs are proportional, so we can set up the following equation:

10% / 50% = X / Y

Simplifying this equation, we get:

0.1 / 0.5 = X / Y

0.2 = X / Y

Multiplying both sides by Y, we get:

Y * 0.2 = X

Y = X / 0.2

Y = 5X

Therefore, the cost of supplying bins to 50% of the cost to supply 10% is 5 times the cost of supplying bins to 10%.

Substituting X = C/10 (where C is the cost to supply 10% of the bins), we get:

Y = 5X = 5(C/10) = C/2

So the cost of supplying bins to 50% of the cost to supply 10% is C/2 dollars.

To find the cost of supplying bins to 85% of the cost to supply 10%, we can set up a similar proportion:

10% of the cost = X dollars

85% of the cost = Z dollars

We know that the two costs are proportional, so we can set up the following equation:

10% / 85% = X / Z

Simplifying this equation, we get:

0.1 / 0.85 = X / Z

0.1176 = X / Z

Multiplying both sides by Z, we get:

Z * 0.1176 = X

Z = X / 0.1176

Z = 8.5X

Therefore, the cost of supplying bins to 85% of the cost to supply 10% is 8.5 times the cost of supplying bins to 10%.

Substituting X = C/10 (where C is the cost to supply 10% of the bins), we get:

Z = 8.5X = 8.5(C/10) = 0.85C

So the cost of supplying bins to 85% of the cost to supply 10% is 85% of the cost to supply 10%, or 0.85C dollars.

Therefore, the costs of supplying bins to 10%, 50%, and 85% of the cost to supply 10% are:

- 10% of the cost: X dollars = C/10 dollars

- 50% of the cost: Y dollars = C/2 dollars

- 85% of the cost: Z dollars = 0.85C dollars

Answer 2

To find the cost of supplying bins to 10%, 50%, and 85% of the cost to supply 10%, we can use proportional reasoning.

Let X be the cost to supply 10%. Then:

The cost to supply 50% is 5 times the cost to supply 10%, so it is 5X.

The cost to supply 85% is 8.5 times the cost to supply 10%, so it is 8.5X.

The cost to supply 10% is X.

To find the cost of supplying bins to 10%, 50%, and 85% of the cost to supply 10%, we can substitute X = $1 and multiply by the appropriate percentages:

The cost to supply bins to 10% of the cost to supply 10% is 0.1 * X = 0.1 * $1 = $0.10.

The cost to supply bins to 50% of the cost to supply 10% is 0.5 * X = 0.5 * $1 = $0.50.

The cost to supply bins to 85% of the cost to supply 10% is 0.85 * X = 0.85 * $1 = $0.85.

Therefore, the costs of supplying bins to 10%, 50%, and 85% of the cost to supply 10% are $0.10, $0.50, and $0.85, respectively.