You are the owner of a small bakery. This week the bakery has orders for 48 birthday cakes. Each cake sells for $52. Suppose you spend 1/4
of each cake's selling price for ingredients. How much will the ingredients cost for all of the birthday cake orders?

Respuesta :

Answer:$624

Total sales: $52 x 48 = $2,496

Cost of ingredients:  

$2,496

4

= $624

Step-by-step explanation:

$624

Total sales: $52 x 48 = $2,496

Cost of ingredients:  

$2,496

4

= $624

Answer:

The ingredients will cost $624 for all of the birthday cakes.

Step-by-step explanation:

This week the bakery has orders for 48 birthday cakes. Each cake sells for $52.

1/4 of each cake's selling price is spent on ingredients.

This becomes [tex]\frac{1}{4}\times52= 13[/tex] dollars

Hence, the total cost of ingredients for 48 cakes will be "

[tex]13\times48=624[/tex] dollars

Therefore, the ingredients will cost $624 for all of the birthday cakes.