SOLUTION: Coppers price is 88 cents per pound. You have an overseas dealer who wants to sell 1488 metric tons of copper. How much is the copper worth in U.S. dollars?

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Question 642258: Coppers price is 88 cents per pound. You have an overseas dealer who wants to sell 1488 metric tons of copper. How much is the copper worth in U.S. dollars?
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Coppers price is 88 cents per pound. You have an overseas dealer who wants to sell 1488 metric tons of copper. How much is the copper worth in U.S. dollars?
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1 metric ton (or tonne) = 1000 kg = 2204.6 pounds
cost = 1488*2204.6*$0.88