Question

The material used to make a storage box costs $1.25 per square foot. The boxes have the same volume. How much does a company save by choosing to make 50 of Box 2 instead of 50 of Box 1?

Surface area of Box 1 to the nearest hundredth:


ft2


Surface area of Box 2 to the nearest hundredth:


ft2



Cost of 50 of Box 1 the nearest cent: $



Cost of 50 of Box 2 the nearest cent: $



Using the rounded values above, the company saves $


by using Box 2.

Answer 1

To determine the savings by making 50 of Box 2 instead of Box 1, the surface area of each box must be calculated and multiplied by the material cost and the number of boxes. The difference between the total costs for the two options represents the savings. However, the necessary surface area data is missing in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the savings a company makes by choosing to make 50 of Box 2 instead of 50 of Box 1, we need to find the surface area of both boxes and then multiply that by the cost per square foot and the number of boxes. Unfortunately, the provided data is incomplete as the surface areas and costs for both boxes are not provided in the question.

Generally, you would calculate the total cost for 50 of Box 1 by multiplying the surface area of Box 1 by the cost per square foot and then by the number of boxes, and similarly for Box 2. Then, the savings would be the difference between the total cost for 50 of Box 1 and the total cost for 50 of Box 2.

Without the surface areas, we cannot complete the calculation, but typically the process would be:

1. Calculate the total cost of 50 of Box 1: (Surface area of Box 1) * ($1.25) * (50 boxes).
2. Calculate the total cost of 50 of Box 2: (Surface area of Box 2) * ($1.25) * (50 boxes).
3. Subtract the total cost of 50 of Box 2 from the total cost of 50 of Box 1 to find the savings.