Chapter 5: Making Purchases Part 3: Project-Based Activity Luke Ridley wants to buy some rawhide bones for Frodo, his dog. He searches online and finds a retailer that sells products for pets. The box sizes (number of rawhides) and prices are shown in the following table. Box Size Price 10 $9.90 20 $15.80 50 $34.50 100 $63.00 1. What is the unit price for each box of rawhides? Which size is the best value? Answer: 1. Luke learns that the rawhide manufacturer offers the rebates shown in the following table. What is the unit price of each box size after the rebate? Which size is the best value? Box Size Rebate 10 SO 20 $3.00 50 $10.00 100 Answer:3. Luke decides to buy a box of 100 rawhides and some other items. The items he orders is shown in the following table. There are no rebates for any of these items. However, Luke uses a special coupon for first-time customers and gets a 10% discount off all items except the rawhides and dog food. What is the final price of one unit of each item after the discount (but before sales tax)? What is the final price of the entire order including 5% sales tax? Item Quantity Price Rawhides, box of 100 1 $63.00 High protein dog food, 16 ounce 24 $2.29 can Sweater, size XXXL 2 $19.99 Sausage chew toy 3 $3.49 Dog booties 1 $11.00 Personalized food dish 1 $18.99 Toothbrush 4 $6.99 Answer: 4. Luke opens a charge account with a $500 credit limit to make the purchase from the previous question. In addition, he makes three purchases later in the month for $111.69, $12.62, and $38.95 including tax. What is Luke's charge account balance at the end of the month? How much more can Luke purchase without exceeding his credit limit? Answer:5. Frodo needs obedience training. Luke decides to enroll him in one of two schools: the Good Doggie Training Academy or Carl's Canine Camp. Each school offers a contract. The details are shown in the following table. The $200 early payment discount is available if the entire contract is paid at the time of enrollment. Calculate the total cost of each contract. Assume Luke pays early at Carl's and takes the discount. Which contract is least expensive? Good Doggie Carl's Canine Camp Training Academy Contract length 12 months 12 months Monthly cost $80 $100 Lessons per month 2 2 Enrollment fee $150 $25 Early payment None $200 discount