question archive Rolf's Golf store sells golf balls for $30 per dozen
Subject:MathPrice:2.87 Bought7
Rolf's Golf store sells golf balls for $30 per dozen. The store's overhead expenses are 26% of cost and the owners require a profit of 18% of cost.
How much does Rolf's Golf store buy the golf balls for?
ANS: As we Know COST + PROFIT = SALE
So, Let the Cost of golf balls be x (Currency in $)
x + 0.26x + 0.18x = 30
or, 1.44 x = 30
or, x = 30 / 1.44
= $ 20.833 per dozen