QR20 PS 11 to 20

A rug manufacturer produces rugs at a cost of $75 per rug. What is the manufacturer’s gross profit from the sale of 150 rugs if 2/3 of the rugs are sold for $150 per rug and the rest are sold for $200 per rug?

(PS00812)

The value of Maureen’s investment portfolio has decreased by 5.8 percent since her initial investment in the portfolio. If her initial investment was $16,800, what is the current value of the portfolio?

(PS07793)

Company C produces toy trucks at a cost of $5.00 each for the first 100 trucks and $3.50 for each additional truck. If 500 toy trucks were produced by Company C and sold for $10.00 each, what was Company C’s gross profit?

PS03036

The annual profit or loss for the three divisions of Company T for the years 1991 through 1995 are summarized in the table shown, where losses are enclosed in parentheses. For which division and which three consecutive years shown was the division’s profit or loss for the three-year period closest to $0 ?

(PS02019)

Of the following, which is least?

If the average (arithmetic mean) of 5 numbers j, j + 5, 2j – 1, 4j – 2, and 5j – 1 is 8, what is the value of j ?

Guadalupe owns 2 rectangular tracts of land. One is 300 m by 500 m and the other is 250 m by 630 m. The combined area of these 2 tracts is how many square meters?

PS14037

There are five sales agents in a certain real estate office. One month Andy sold twice as many properties as Ellen, Bob sold 3 more than Ellen, Cary sold twice as many as Bob, and Dora sold as many as Bob and Ellen together. Who sold the most properties that month?

PS03918

In a field day at a school, each child who competed in (n) events and scored a total of (p) points was given an overall score of (p/n) + n. Andrew competed in 1 event and scored 9 points. Jason competed in 3 events and scored 5, 6, and 7 points, respectively. What was the ratio of Andrew’s overall score to Jason’s overall score?

PS10862

A certain work plan for September requires that a work team, working every day, produce an average of 200 items per day. For the first half of the month, the team produced an average of 150 items per day. How many items per day must the team average during the second half of the month if it is to attain the average daily production rate required by the work plan?

PS06719