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Cost Per Unit - The amount on money spent for one item (unit) in a group of items. cost, per unit.

Examples: Which of the following has the lowest cost per unit?

  1. Cutter, Inc. 8 razors for $6.80
  2. The Blade Company 9 razors for $7.70
  3. Sharpe, Co. 10 razors for $8.50
  4. FuzzNoMore 12 razors for $9.60

Work it out:

First, take each company and divide the total cost of razors by the number of razors.

  1. Cutter, Inc. 6.80 / 8 = 0.85
  2. The Blade Company 7.70 / 9 = 0.8555 = 0.86
  3. Sharpe, Co. 8.50 / 10 = 0.85
  4. FuzzNoMore 9.60 / 12 = 0.80

Compare:

Compare the answers.

  1. 0.85
  2. 0.86
  3. 0.85
  4. 0.80

Which is the least?

Solution:

This is the solution: number 4 is the answer because after you compare them, FuzzNoMore has the least cost, per unit.

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