document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991100>Question 991100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this problem... I bought 400 apples at $20 each. A total of 40 apples were bad. Sold 360 for $8600, what is my gain?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #611204 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=611204\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you bought 400 apples at 20 dollars each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your cost is 400 * 20 = 8000 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you sold 360 apples for 8600 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your gain is 8600 - 8000 = 600 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you only needed to know the number of apples to determine the the total cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it was 400 * 20 = 8000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you did not need to know the number of apples sold because you are told that the total revenue that you got back was 8600.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your total gain is equal to total revenue minus total cost which is equal to 8600 minus 8000 which is equal to 600.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if want to know the net gain per apple sold versus net gain per apple bought, then the numbers become important.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your net gain per apple sold is 600/360.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your net gain per apple bought is 600/400.\r<BR>\n" );
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