Question

Office Bargains sells 150 pens for $7.49 or 220 pens for $9.99. Which of the following statements is correct?

A). The 150-count offer would be a better buy because it has the lower unit price.
B). The 220-count offer would be a better buy because it has the lower unit price.
C). Buying 150 pens and buying 220 pens is equally as good because the unit prices are the same.
D). The 150-count offer would be a better buy because the cost per pen is less than the cost per pen

Answer 1

The 220-count offer would be a better buy because it has the lower unit price. Therefore, the correct option is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which offer is the better buy, we need to compare the unit prices of the two offers. To find the unit price, we divide the total cost of the pens by the number of pens. For the 150-count offer, the unit price is $7.49/150 = $0.0499 per pen. For the 220-count offer, the unit price is $9.99/220 = $0.0454 per pen.

Therefore, option B is correct. The 220-count offer would be a better buy because it has the lower unit price.