SOLUTION: A manufacturing firm makes a production run of 3,750 pieces. Each piece is 78.30 millimetres long. The cost of material per meter of length is $2.40. Allowing 10% for waste and scr

Question 1158637: A manufacturing firm makes a production run of 3,750 pieces. Each piece is 78.30 millimetres long. The cost of material per meter of length is $2.40. Allowing 10% for waste and scrap, what is the material cost for the 3,750 pieces? Round to nearest dollar.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In terms of just units:
[ number of pieces ] x [ mm / piece ] x [ cost / m ] x [ m / mm ] x [ 1 + 10% ] = [ total cost ]

$775 total cost
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check the math

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