Answer to Question #300458 in Algebra for Phuliey

Question

The production cost is R293250,computing components cost is R1035,labour cost is R4140 and the savings on reusable material is R1725,determine the number of devices produced.

Answer 1

The total production cost of one device consists of labor, computing and overhead costs. Let's denote them respectively as C₁, L, Com, Ov.

$$C_1=L+Com+Ov=R1035+R4140+R1725=R6900$$

And it is one device cost, and the production cost of all devices C_T:

$$C_T=C_1*N$$

So we can find N - number of produced devices:

$$N=C_T/C_1=R293250/R6900=42.5≈42$$

It is rounded to the less digit because we can not produce and sell the fracttional part of the device.

Answer:42