Question

A contractor purchased 5 dozen pairs of padded work gloves for $71.40 He incorrectly calculates the unit price as $14.28 per pair for the expense report. What is the correct unit price?

Answer 1

We have that the contractor purchased 5 dozen of pairs gloves. This is

`5\cdot12=60`

This is equivalent to 60 pairs of gloves.

They cost $71.40 (in total).

Then, the cost per unit is:

`(71.40)/(60)=1.19`

The correct unit price is $1.19. Each pair of gloves cost $1.19.