A public health department charges $25.00 for a flu shot. The vaccine costs $0.78 per shot, a syringe costs $0.51, and the labor cost for the nurse is $0.96 per shot. If 167 people get flu shots, what is the profit after all costs are subtracted?

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Victoria Barnes

22 December, 01:36

A public health department charges $25.00 for a flu shot. The vaccine costs $0.78 per shot, a syringe costs $0.51, and the labor cost for the nurse is $0.96 per shot. If 167 people get flu shots, what is the profit after all costs are subtracted?

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Marely Riggs · Answer 1

The cost of a single shot is

.78 +.52 +.96 = 2.26

they charge 25 a shot

25 - 2.26 = 22.74

there is a profit of 22.74 per shot

22.74 * 167 = 3797.58

They make $3797.58