Financial Arithmetic

A military mess hall requires exactly $500$ pounds of flour. Supplier A sells flour in $25$-pound bags for $\$14.00$ per bag. Supplier B sells the same flour in $40$-ounce boxes for $\$1.50$ per box. How much total money, in dollars, is saved by purchasing the entire $500$ pounds from the more cost-effective supplier instead of the less cost-effective one?

A mechanic needs to buy a new set of socket wrenches. The regular price of the set is $\$150.00$. If the store is offering a $30\%$ discount on all tools, what is the final sale price of the socket wrench set in dollars?

A boutique owner purchases $50$ plain canvas tote bags at a wholesale price of $\$8.00$ each. She pays a flat shipping fee of $\$100.00$ for the entire order and spends an additional $\$2.50$ per bag for custom screen printing. If she wants to make a $40\%$ profit on her total investment, what must be the selling price for a single custom tote bag?

A graphic designer is purchasing a new drawing tablet. The regular price of the tablet is $\$200.00$. If the electronics store is offering a $30\%$ discount on all tablets, what is the final sale price of the tablet?

A supply clerk is comparing prices for standard issue notebooks. Vendor A sells a pack of $5$ notebooks for $15.00$ dollars. Vendor B sells a bulk box of $20$ notebooks for $48.00$ dollars. What is the savings per notebook, in dollars, if the clerk chooses Vendor B instead of Vendor A?

Read the scenario below and fill in the missing numerical values for the discount amount and percentage.

A florist purchases $120$ wholesale roses for \$50.00 and pays an additional \$30.00 for cold shipping. Upon delivery,$ 24 $of the roses are found to be damaged and cannot be sold. If the florist sells the remaining roses in bunches of one dozen ($ 12$ roses) for \$12.50 per bunch, what is the florist's profit percentage on the total investment?

A cafeteria chef is purchasing black pepper. A $4$-ounce jar of black pepper costs $\$8.00$. A $1$-pound container of the same black pepper costs $\$16.00$. How much money is saved per ounce by purchasing the $1$-pound container instead of the $4$-ounce jar?

A catering manager is purchasing a commercial blender. The regular price of the blender is $\$400$. The store offers a $20\%$ discount. If a $5\%$ sales tax is applied to the discounted price, what is the final cost of the blender?

A quartermaster is evaluating different vendors to purchase AA batteries. Calculate the price per battery for each option and arrange the vendors in order from the lowest unit price to the highest unit price.

A photographer is buying a new camera bag. The original price of the bag is $\$80$. If the store is having a clearance sale and offers a $25\%$ discount, what is the final sale price of the camera bag in dollars?

An entrepreneur purchases $5$ used electric scooters for $\$120$ each. She pays an additional flat fee of $\$150$ to replace the batteries for the entire batch. If she sells all $5$ scooters for $\$210$ each, what is her overall profit percentage on this investment?

Sarah works as a wholesale medical supplier. She is compensated with a fixed weekly base pay of $\$750$. In addition to her base pay, she receives an $8\%$ commission on the portion of her weekly sales that exceeds a $\$5,000$ quota. If her total sales for the week amount to $\$12,500$, what is her total gross earnings for the week?

A base recreation center needs to purchase tennis balls for an upcoming tournament. A single can of tennis balls costs $\$4.50$. A case containing $10$ cans costs $\$40.00$. How much money is saved per can by purchasing the case instead of individual cans?

A restaurant owner is purchasing bulk cleaning supplies. The regular price for the order is $\$250$. If the wholesale supplier offers a $10\%$ discount on the entire order, what is the final sale price?

Read the scenario below and determine the technician's total gross earnings for the week.

A freight broker earns a weekly base salary of $\$600$. They also earn a $3\%$ commission on their first $\$10,000$ in freight sales for the week, and a $5\%$ commission on any sales exceeding $\$10,000$. If the broker secures $\$24,000$ in freight sales this week, what are their total gross earnings for the week in dollars?

A custom cabinetry builder is paid an hourly wage of $\$24$ for a standard $40$-hour workweek. For any hours worked beyond $40$ in a single week, they receive "time-and-a-half" overtime pay. Last week, the builder worked a total of $52$ hours and received an additional $\$150$ material handling bonus. What were the builder's total gross earnings for the week?

A machinist earns a regular hourly rate of $\$26.00$ for a standard $40$-hour workweek. Any hours worked over $40$ in a single week are paid at a time-and-a-half overtime rate. Additionally, working the night shift adds a flat $\$3.50$ per hour differential to their base rate before the overtime multiplier is applied. If the machinist worked $46$ hours last week, and all of those hours were on the night shift, what was their total gross pay in dollars?

A retail boutique manager receives a fixed monthly salary of $\$3,200$. In addition to this base pay, she earns a $3\%$ commission on her own personal sales and a $0.5\%$ override commission on the sales generated by her staff. Last month, her personal sales totaled $\$14,000$, and her staff's sales totaled $\$38,000$. What was the manager's total gross income for the month?