Question

You run a school in Florida. Fixed monthly cost is $5,835.00 for rent and utilities, $5,906.00 is spent in salaries and $1,061.00 in insurance. Also every student adds up to $100.00 per month in stationary, food etc. You charge $678.00 per month from every student now. You are considering moving the school to another neighborhood where the rent and utilities will increase to $11,538.00, salaries to $6,613.00 and insurance to $2,290.00 per month. Variable cost per student will increase up to $192.00 per month. However you can charge $1,099.00 per student. You want to determine in percent the new charge compared to the previous charge. To calculate this, divide the new change per student by the previous charge per student, keep in a decimal form and round to 3 decimal points.

Answer 1

Answer: 1.621

Explanation:

The old charge per student was $678 per month

The new charge is $1,099.

The percent of the new charge compared to the old according to the question methodology is:

= New charge per student / old charge per student

= 1,099/678

= 1.621