Question

Helene's client has asked for an estimate of how much the dress and wrap will cost. Helene needs to charge the client for both the material and her time or labor. The material for the dress costs $25.50 per yard and the material for the wrap costs $30.45 per yard. Helene figures she will need 5.25 yards of dress fabric and 3.95 yards of warp fabric and that it will take her about 12 hours to make both items. If Helene charges $15.50 per hour for labor, how much should the client's estimated bill be for material and labor?What is the estimated cost for material and labor in making the dress and wrap?

a) $321.05
b) $430.25
c) $527.40
d) $625.75

Answer 1

Helene's client's estimated bill for both the material and labor in making the dress and wrap is $440.16, derived from calculations for the cost of each fabric and the labor hours multiplied by the hourly rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate the total cost for the material and labor for making a dress and wrap, we need to calculate the cost of the materials and then add the cost of labor. the cost of materials is determined by multiplying the cost per yard by the number of yards needed for both the dress and the wrap. then we calculate the cost of labor by multiplying the hourly rate by the total number of hours Helene will work.

Here is the breakdown of the calculation:

• Cost of dress fabric: 5.25 yards × $25.50/yard = $133.88
• Cost of wrap fabric: 3.95 yards × $30.45/yard = $120.28
• Total cost of materials: $133.88 + $120.28 = $254.16
• Cost of labor: 12 hours × $15.50/hour = $186.00
• Total estimated bill (material + labor): $254.16 + $186.00 = $440.16

Therefore, the client's estimated bill for material and labor should be $440.16 which means the correct answer is not listed among the options given.