What is cheaper:
$40.80 for 250 itmes? OR:
$18 for 100 items?
Thank you veyr much!
Divide the cost by the number of items to find the price of each item.
$40.80 / 250 = ?
$18 / 100 = ?
It depends upon how you define cheaper. IF you mean the cheaper to purchase, obviously $18 is cheaper than $40.80. On the other hand, 40.80/250 = 0.163 per item while the other one costs 18/100 = 0.18 per item. So on a per item basis, the cheaper is the one that costs 40.80 for 250 of the items.
Thank YOU Ms. Sue!!! The difference is 2 cents per item and, if I may steal another minute from you, I wonder if it pays to get the smaller quantity at 0.18? Or the larger quantity at 0.163? Thanks again so much! Aderosa
Whether to pay $0.18 or 0.163 per item depends on the item. Is the item perishable or have a relatively short shelf life? Do you want to store 250 items? For instance, although I intend to use detergent for many years to come, do I really want to store 250 ounces of detergent? Is the container too big to easily handle?
To determine which option is cheaper, we need to calculate the cost per item for each option.
Option 1: $40.80 for 250 items
Cost per item = $40.80 / 250 = $0.1632
Option 2: $18 for 100 items
Cost per item = $18 / 100 = $0.18
Comparing the cost per item, we can see that option 1 has a lower cost per item ($0.1632 < $0.18).
Therefore, option 1, which is $40.80 for 250 items, is cheaper than option 2, which is $18 for 100 items.