Question

A manager needs to order company shirts for each employee. She was quoted the following rates. If she orders 75 shirts and passes the cost along to the employees, what would each employee owe for the shirt if each pays the same amount? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

To find out how much each employee owes for the shirts, we need to divide the total cost of the shirts by the number of employees. By calculating the total cost for each rate option and determining the rate that applies to 75 shirts, we can divide that total cost by 111 to find the cost per employee. Each employee would owe approximately $5.86 for the shirt.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much each employee owes for the shirt, we need to divide the total cost of the shirts by the number of employees. First, let's find out the total cost of the shirts. We're given the rates for the shirts, but we need to select the rate that applies to 75 shirts. Once we have the total cost, we can divide it by the number of employees to find the cost per employee.

Let's say the rates quoted for the shirts are as follows:

1. 10 shirts at $9 each
2. 20 shirts at $10 each
3. 30 shirts at $11 each
4. 40 shirts at $12 each
5. 50 shirts at $13 each

Since we need to order 75 shirts, we can calculate the total cost for each rate as:

• 10 shirts at $9 each: 10 x $9 = $90
• 20 shirts at $10 each: 20 x $10 = $200
• 30 shirts at $11 each: 30 x $11 = $330
• 40 shirts at $12 each: 40 x $12 = $480
• 50 shirts at $13 each: 50 x $13 = $650

Now, let's find the rate that applies to 75 shirts. Since 50 shirts at $13 each already exceeds our order quantity, we need to consider the next rate. So, for 75 shirts, the total cost would be $650. Finally, to find out how much each employee owes, we divide the total cost by the number of employees, which is 111 in this case. Therefore, each employee would owe approximately $5.86 for the shirt.