Which investment produces a $5 hourly profit for a candy shop earning $1 profit per pound of candy?

Worker at $10 per hour, producing eight pounds of candy per hour

Worker at $12 per hour, producing 16 pounds of candy per hour

Machine with $5 per hour operating cost, producing 10 pounds of candy per hour

Machine with $8 per hour operating cost, producing 14 pounds of candy per hour

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Rodolfo Perkins

24 January, 05:52

Which investment produces a $5 hourly profit for a candy shop earning $1 profit per pound of candy?

Worker at $10 per hour, producing eight pounds of candy per hour

Worker at $12 per hour, producing 16 pounds of candy per hour

Machine with $5 per hour operating cost, producing 10 pounds of candy per hour

Machine with $8 per hour operating cost, producing 14 pounds of candy per hour

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Monica Best · Answer 1

D because there are 14 pounds of candy then that's $14 per hour and a machine costs $8 per hour to operate so $14 - $8 = $6 so you earn a profit of $6

A, loses profit

B, earns $4 profit

C, earns $5 profit

D, earns $6 profit