Question

Alexandra has a stand in the marketplace where she sells ground cumin. she has a fixed amount of weekly expenses, and she sells her cumin for $7.20 per kilogram. if she sells 90 kilograms of cumin, her weekly net profit is $414. what are alexandra's weekly expenses? $ how much cumin does alexandra have to sell to cover her weekly expenses? kilograms

a. $306; 45 kg
b. $324; 60 kg
c. $360; 75 kg
d. $414; 90 kg

Answer 1

Alexandra's weekly expenses are $234. She needs to sell 32.5 kilograms of cumin to cover her weekly expenses.

This correct answer is none of the above.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Alexandra's weekly expenses, we need to find her total revenue and subtract her net profit. We can calculate her revenue by multiplying the number of kilograms of cumin she sells (90) by the price per kilogram ($7.20).

Revenue = 90 * $7.20 = $648. Therefore, her weekly expenses can be calculated as: Weekly expenses = Revenue - Net profit = $648 - $414 = $234.

To find how much cumin Alexandra needs to sell to cover her weekly expenses, we divide the weekly expenses by the price per kilogram. Kilograms of cumin to sell = Weekly expenses / Price per kilogram = $234 / $7.20 = 32.5 kg.

This correct answer is none of the above.