Question

You purchase Aquasonic Gel for the ultrasound labs in the hospital. A 5-liter bottle costs $20.00. A case (12 tubes/case) of 250-milliliter tubes costs $19.50. Your department uses 15 liters per month.
The conversion you will need is: 1 milliliter = .001 liter.

Which one produces a cost savings? How much would you save in a month?

A. Small tubes, $7.50
B. Large bottle, $7.50
C. Small tubes, $37.50
D. Large bottle $37.50

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

A 5 liter bottle costs $20.00. So for every liter you are paying 20/5=$4 per liter.

A case of 250 mililiter tubes cost $19.50 and each case has 12*250=3000 mililiters = 3 liters of gel.

If you need 15 liters per month then the two options would yield the follwing:

Option 1: 5 liter bottles

You would require 3 five liter bottles of r 15 liters, therefore the total cost is:

$=3*20=60$

Option 2: a case of 250 mililiters

You required 5 cases of 250 mililiter tubes, therefore the total cost is:

$=5*19.50=97.5$

∴ The best option will be buying the large 5 liter bottles and you will make a saving of $37.5

Answer 2

Large bottle....$37.5