Finding the total cost when the quantity purchased is given and the price of a unit is an even part of $1. Written Work Business computations may be shortened by knowing the relation that the price of a unit bears to $1 or to $100. 1. How much will 44 bushels of potatoes cost at $.25 per bushel? Find the cost of the quantity at $1. Divide this by the quantity that can be purchased for $1. Find cost of: 2. 60 bu. apples at 33 per bushel. 9. 1200 doz. eggs at 25¢ 10. 600 bu. oats at 331 11. 1600 bu. coal at 61 12. 86 qt. cherries at 61 13. 2500 bu. corn at 40¢ per dozen. per bushel. per bushel. per quart. bushel. per 14. 160 lb. beef at 10¢ per pound. 15. A merchant buys 240 lb. coffee at 121 per pound, 300 lamp chimneys at 81 each, 6000 qt. milk at 41 per quart, 560 bu. potatoes at 50¢ per bushel. Find total cost. 16. A farmer sells 1260 heads of cabbage at 5¢ per head, تھے۔ 600 qt. cherries at 81 per quart, 1200 qt. strawberries at 121 per quart. Find total receipts. 17. A milk dealer bought 300 bu. corn at 50¢ per bushel, 6000 lb. bran at 1¢ per pound, 6000 lb. hay at $1 per hundred pounds. He sold 4000 gal. milk at 61 per quart. he make? How much did Finding the quantity purchased when the total cost is given and the price of a unit is an even part of $1. Written Work 1. How many yards of calico, at 61¢ per yard, can be purchased for $100? DECIMAL METHOD 1600. $.0625)$100.0000^ and $100 pays for 100 x 16 yd., or 1600 yd. Multiply the quantity purchased for $1 by a number equal to the number of dollars invested. Find the quantity of each article if a grocer invested 6. $13.00 in gingham at 5¢ per yard. 8. $800 in milk at 64 per quart. 9. $100 in meat at 121 per pound. 10. $4.00 in collars at 121¢ each. 11. $1.00 in bananas at 20 per dozen (find number of bananas). 12. A hotel keeper purchased $100 worth of sugar at 61 per pound, $60 worth of soap at 21 a cake. per bushel, Find number of pounds, bushels, and cakes purchased. 13. A farmer sold to a merchant 10 bu. apples at 40 per bushel, 20 qt. beans at 10 per quart, 16 bu. potatoes at 75 per bushel. He invested of the proceeds in cloth at 25¢ per yard and the balance in coffee at 121 per pound. How much of each did he purchase? 14. A grocer bought coffee at 121 a pound, and sold it for $39, thereby gaining $6.50. How many pounds did he buy? BILLS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIPTS John Bentz rents a house in Boston, Mass., from James Smith for one year for $240, rent payable the first day of each month in advance. 1. Every receipt should state (1) the place and date of payment; (2) who pays the money; (3) who receives the money; (4) for what the money is paid; (5) the amount both in figures and in writing. 2. Every receipt in full should state in full to date. Write the receipt given Mr. Bentz for September's rent. Received from. For 1. Providing John Bentz fails to pay the rent for August when due, but pays on September 1 the rent for both August and September, write the proper receipt. 2. Write the receipt for the tuition for the term of your school that any non-resident pupils would have to pay. Write the receipt in full to date for each of the following bills which I owe: 3. John Thompson for milk, $6.75. 4. Frank Jones for coal, $16.85. 5. Smith & Co. for books, $3.75. ORDERING GOODS These forms of orders should be studied carefully, as they come into almost daily use in business life. Kindly send by Adams Express the following, as per sample, and charge the same to my account. 10 yd. of ribbon, at $0.50 12 yd. of dress goods, at $1.25 (Mrs.) Chas. A. Steele. |