Question

The instructional assistant is ordering supplies for the nursing skills laboratory. A single box of 12 urinary catheters costs $98.76. A case of 10 boxes containing 12 catheters per box costs $975. Calculate the savings per catheter when a case is purchased.

Answer 1

Answer:

$0.105

Explanation:

Given data:

Number of catheters in a single box = 12

Cost of a single box = $98.76

thus,

Cost of single catheters when a box is bought

= Cost of a single box / Number of catheters in a single box

= $98.76 / 12

= $8.23

also,

Cost of a case of 10 boxes = $975

Number of catheters in a case of 10 boxes

= Number of boxes × Number of catheters per box

= 10 × 12 = 120

Thus,

Cost of single catheters when a case of 10 box is bought

= Cost of a case / number of catheters in a case

= $975 / 120

= $8.125

Therefore,

the savings per catheter when a case is purchased

= $8.23 - $8.125

= $0.105