Question

Price of the pretzels is $5. People would like 50% more salt, which would cost $2. 10000pretzels were sold previously. How many additional pretzels are to be sold to cover the cost of adding the extra expense of adding salt?

Answer 1

By 'price of the pretzels' do you mean one pretzel?

Answer 2

yeap!!

Answer 3

Hmm... is there anything that you accidentally left out form this question? Like the cost price of a pretzel or something?

Answer 4

basically, I had hint of this question, didn't have the full question with all the figures and this up form that one as I badly need the solution. What do u think needs to be added in this question???

Answer 5

Knowing the cost price would greatly help.

Answer 6

the hint was something like this - given price of the pretzels and then said that people would like 50% more salt, which would cost x amount. Given how much pretzels were sold in the past, you have to calculate how many additional pretzels need to be sold to cover the cost of adding the extra expense of adding salt.

Answer 7

so lets guess the cost price to be $3!! what do u think??

Answer 8

Ok. Thank you for that. I'll see what I can do.

Answer 9

this solution could be a life saving thing for me!!!!

Answer 10

Do you have the question written word for word? Is there more information pertaining to this question? (Like, is it a continuation from a previous question or something?) I don't even know where to start when I don't know the actual cost price of a pretzel. :/ To know the amount you need to recover, you first need to know how much the production costs.

Answer 11

is it possible to guess the numbers determine the answer?

Answer 12

no its not a continuing part of any other question............ I've already given u the hint I had :'(

Answer 13

Is this subjective or objective?

Answer 14

as in... do you come up with your own answers or are the answers provided? (multiple choice)

Answer 15

I have to come up with my own answer including illustration.............definitely subjective!!!!

Answer 16

Oh. :/ That sucks. Okay. I'll try my best. No guarantees though!

Answer 17

ok.............I'll be waiting........and thanks a million :)

Answer 18

@ganeshie8 @Hero

Answer 19

You can't do that to her @monokerous. You should explain it terms of the numbers given.

Answer 20

I deleted my explanation because it didn't seem right.

Answer 21

There's no need to make up numbers. The numbers are already given.

Answer 22

All there is to do is figure how to actually solve it.

Answer 23

Ok. Then I got nothing. Sorry, @Tamtas.

Answer 24

I see a conflict with your statements @Tamtas.

The original problem stated: People would like 50% more salt, which would cost $2.
Then later on you state that a hint told you: people would like 50% more salt, which would cost x amount.

If it costs $2, why would the hint say that it costs x amount? Which is it? $2 or x dollars?

Answer 25

@Hero the hint didnt mention any figures........... I just guessed the figures!!

Answer 26

Original question: Upon conducting a survey of their customers, Crunchy Pretzel Company (CPC) has learned that buyers would prefer CPC pretzels much more if CPC increased the salt content by 50%. Currently, one bag of pretzels is being sold at €1.09 with a €0.11 profit on each bag sold. The additional salt content will increase the production cost by €0.04 per bag. Last quarter, CPC sold 2.4 million bags of pretzels. Assuming the price of the product remains the same, if CPC increases the salt content by 50%, how many additional bags of pretzels will they have to sell to have the same total profit?