Question

3. The owner of a specialty delicatessen buys baskets, decorates and fills them with food items, and

sells them as one of the products in the shop. The entrepreneur sells an average of 130 baskets a
month The basket supplier charges $0.50 per basket. The entrepreneur would like to reduce his
variable costs and has found a basket supplier who will charge only $0.40 per basket. How much
will the delicatessen owner save in a year by changing suppliers?

Answer 1

$156

Step-by-step explanation:

he old price per basket is $0.50 per basket

the new supplier has a price of $0.40 per basket

Savings per basket is $0.10 ($.50- $0.40)

The average sales per month are 130 baskets.

The average savings per months will be

=$0.10 x 130

=$13

yearly savings will be

=$13 x 12 months

=$156