Question

A month ago, your friend, Nina, opened a baby wholesale clothing shop. She has been

recording sales in a notebook entitled "Daily Sales." With no detailed records, she
cannot tell which types of clothing are making a profit and which are not. Nina is
worried the business might be making a loss and has purchased a laptop to monitor
and keep her sales records. You have decided to showcase your skills using
visualisations to analyse the provided sales data. Below is the data from the "Daily
Sales" book. Each record constitutes a sales invoice.
11 baby jumpsuits sold at R90 each
202 girls dresses at R165 each
162 boys' jeans at R175 each
19 girls' jeans at R140 each
106 wrapping towels at R250 each
308 baby shoes at R80 each
160 baby monitors at R560 each
190 baby bottles at R70 each
If a 5% discount is applied on each sales invoice, what total sales would the
company have realised?

Answer 1

To calculate the total sales, we need to find the total price of each item sold and then apply the 5% discount.

First, let's calculate the total price of each item without the discount:

- Baby jumpsuits: 11 x R90 = R990

- Girls dresses: 202 x R165 = R33,330

- Boys' jeans: 162 x R175 = R28,350

- Girls' jeans: 19 x R140 = R2,660

- Wrapping towels: 106 x R250 = R26,500

- Baby shoes: 308 x R80 = R24,640

- Baby monitors: 160 x R560 = R89,600

- Baby bottles: 190 x R70 = R13,300

Next, let's apply the 5% discount to each item:

- Baby jumpsuits: R990 x 0.95 = R940.50

- Girls dresses: R33,330 x 0.95 = R31,663.50

- Boys' jeans: R28,350 x 0.95 = R26,932.50

- Girls' jeans: R2,660 x 0.95 = R2,527.00

- Wrapping towels: R26,500 x 0.95 = R25,175.00

- Baby shoes: R24,640 x 0.95 = R23,408.00

- Baby monitors: R89,600 x 0.95 = R85,120.00

- Baby bottles: R13,300 x 0.95 = R12,635.00

Now, let's calculate the total sales by adding up the discounted prices of each item:

Total sales = R940.50 + R31,663.50 + R26,932.50 + R2,527.00 + R25,175.00 + R23,408.00 + R85,120.00 + R12,635.00

Total sales = R208,401.50

Therefore, the company would have realized a total sales of R208,401.50.