You are a sales representative for a company that makes specialty alloys. You ha

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You are a sales representative for a company that makes specialty alloys. You have receive two offers for some of your recovered metal scrap. Company X will pay $12.49 per pound, and it will cost you $140.00 to package 100 pounds in the 1-pound containers that they need. Company Y will pay $12.18 per pound, and it will cost you $100.00 to package the material in 5-pound containers. Which is the most profit you can make on 100 pounds? F. Sell to Company X for a profit of $1,109 G. Sell to Company Y for a profit of $1,118 H.Sell to Company Y for a profit of $1,249 J. Sell to Company Y for a profit of $1,318 K. Sell to Company X for a profit of $1,389

Explanation / Answer

for company X
total profit = 12.49*100 -140=1249-140=1109

for company Y
total profit = 12.18*100 -100=1218-100=1118

hence,answer is G.Sell to company Y for a profit of 1118

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