Question

Bob Farrell works for a company that manufactures small appliances. Bob is paid $2.00 for each toaster, $4.60 for each microwave oven, and $1.55 for each food blender he assembles. If he produced 55 toasters, 37 microwave ovens, and 75 blenders, what were his total weekly gross earnings (in $)?

Answer 1

To calculate Bob Farrell's total weekly gross earnings, we need to find the earnings from each type of appliance he assembled and then sum them up.

Earnings from toasters =
55
×
$
2.00
=
$
110.00
55×$2.00=$110.00

Earnings from microwave ovens =
37
×
$
4.60
=
$
170.20
37×$4.60=$170.20

Earnings from food blenders =
75
×
$
1.55
=
$
116.25
75×$1.55=$116.25

Total weekly gross earnings =
$
110.00
+
$
170.20
+
$
116.25
=
$
396.45
$110.00+$170.20+$116.25=$396.45

Bob Farrell's total weekly gross earnings were
$
396.45
$396.45