Question

A company's division registered a loss of (-$12,480) while producing 80 identical parts.

What was the loss per part?

Answer 1

loss per part is $(-156).

Explanation:

Given total loss = $(-$12,480)

no of identical parts produced = 80

let the loss per part be x

then, total loss for 80 parts = 80* loss per part = 80x

given that total loss = $(-$12,480)

80x = $(-$12,480)

x = $(-$12,480) /80 = $(-156)

Thus, loss per part is $(-156).

Here negative sign implies that it is a loss.