(medal given)A peanut manufacturing company pays $0.02 per square inch of label used on its cylindrical peanut containers. Each container has a radius of 1.5 inches and a height of 2.5 inches. If the label covers the lateral area of the container, how much would it cost to produce 150,000 labels?

A. $3,000
B. $11,250
C. $52,988
D. $70,650

Question

(medal given)A peanut manufacturing company pays $0.02 per square inch of label used on its cylindrical peanut containers. Each container has a radius of 1.5 inches and a height of 2.5 inches. If the label covers the lateral area of the container, how much would it cost to produce 150,000 labels? 

A.	$3,000
B.	$11,250
C.	$52,988
D.	$70,650

anonymous · Answer

You need to find the lateral area then multiply it with the cost.
Lateral area= 2pirh