Question

I have 1500 cases of vegetable oil. There are 12 - 1 liter bottles per case. What is the total cost of vegetable oil, and what is the cost of 1 bottle of vegetable oil?

A) Total cost: Depends on the unit cost of vegetable oil
Cost per bottle: Depends on the unit cost of vegetable oil

B) Total cost: 1500 times the unit cost of a case
Cost per bottle: Unit cost of a case divided by 12

C) Total cost: 1500 times the unit cost of a bottle
Cost per bottle: Unit cost of a bottle

D) Total cost: 12 times the unit cost of vegetable oil
Cost per bottle: 1500 times the unit cost of a bottle

Answer 1

The total cost of vegetable oil is 1500 times the unit cost of a case, and the cost per bottle is the unit cost of a case divided by 12.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asks about the total cost of 1500 cases of vegetable oil and the cost per bottle. With information provided that there are 12 - 1 liter bottles per case, the correct calculation method is as follows:

Option B:

Total cost: 1500 times the unit cost of a case. This is because you are buying 1500 cases, each at a certain unit cost, so you would multiply the number of cases by the cost of one case to find the total.

Cost per bottle: Unit cost of a case divided by 12. Since each case contains 12 bottles, dividing the cost of one case by 12 gives the cost of one bottle.