Question

A certain farmer planted x acres of corn at a cost of p dollars per acre. If y acres were destroyed by locusts and the farmer sold the rest of the crop for q dollars per acre, which of the following represents the farmer's gross profit on the sale of the corn? ANSWER SELECTION (x - y)q - xp (x - y)p - yq (q - p)y - xp xp - yq (x - y)(q - p)

Answer 1

(x - y)q - xp

Explanation:

Capital = area × cost

= xp

Gain = area × selling price

= (x - y)q

Gross profit = Gain - Capital

= (x - y)q - xp