Question

An ice cream company is going to open new stores in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. The monthly cost for a square foot of rental space in each city is as follows:

Los Angeles $5.75,
New York $7.25,
Seattle $4.25.
The store in Los Angeles will be 540 square feet, the store in New York will be 350 square feet, and the store in Seattle will be 495 square feet. Find the total monthly rent for these three stores.
a) $3,912.50
b) $4,156.25
c) $4,825.00
d) $5,175.75

Answer 1

The total monthly rent for the ice cream stores in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle would be $7,746.25 based on the given square footage and rental costs per city. However, this total does not match any of the answer choices, suggesting a possible miscalculation or an error in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires us to calculate the total monthly rent for ice cream stores opening in three different cities: Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. To find the total monthly rent, we will multiply the cost per square foot of rental space in each city by the size of each store and then add all the rents together.

• For Los Angeles: $5.75 per square foot x 540 square feet = $3,105.
• For New York: $7.25 per square foot x 350 square feet = $2,537.50.
• For Seattle: $4.25 per square foot x 495 square feet = $2,103.75.

Now, we simply add up the rents for each store:

Total Monthly Rent = $3,105 (Los Angeles) + $2,537.50 (New York) + $2,103.75 (Seattle)

Total Monthly Rent = $7,746.25

However, upon reviewing the amounts, this total does not match any of the provided options. It seems there may be an error in the calculations or the question itself, as no option corresponds to this total. The example scenarios of the Yoga Center and the Rent Control table do not directly correlate with this question's computation.