Question

- Suzanne and Michael each sell slices of pizza at the basketball games. The table shows how much they charge for a

slice of pizza including markup for supplies and the number of slices sold. Who made more profit? Explain.
Cost of
Pizza

Suzanne
$3.25
Michael
$4.00

Markup

4% Suzanne
6% Michael

Slices of Pizza
Sold

28 slices Suzanne
31 slices Michael

Answer 1

Michael made more profit, earning $23.25 compared to Suzanne's $21.00. Despite both having a profit per slice of $0.75, Michael's higher sales volume resulted in greater overall profit.

To determine who made more profit, we can calculate the profit for each person using the given information.

Let's define the profit per slice as the selling price minus the cost:

`\[ \text{Profit per slice} = \text{Selling price} - \text{Cost of pizza} \]`

For Suzanne:

`\[ \text{Profit per slice (Suzanne)} = \$4.00 - \$3.25 = \$0.75 \]`

Since Suzanne sold 28 slices, her total profit is
`\( \$0.75 * 28 = \$21.00 \).`

For Michael:

`\[ \text{Profit per slice (Michael)} = \$4.00 - \$3.25 = \$0.75 \]`

Since Michael sold 31 slices, his total profit is
`\( \$0.75 * 31 = \$23.25 \).`

Therefore, Michael made more profit (\$23.25) compared to Suzanne
`(\$21.00)` because he sold more slices and had the same profit per slice.