A group of coworkers went to lunch at the mall.Listed below is the total cost of each individual meal.

Required:
Compute the average cost per dinner.When the costs are averaged across all six dinners,is Marla overcosted or undercosted?
A)$30.10;undercosted.
B)$42.16;undercosted.
C)$45.25;overcosted.
D)$58.19;undercosted.
E)$62.19;overcosted.

Question

A group of coworkers went to lunch at the mall.Listed below is the total cost of each individual meal.

Required:
Compute the average cost per dinner.When the costs are averaged across all six dinners,is Marla overcosted or undercosted?
A)$30.10;undercosted. 
B)$42.16;undercosted. 
C)$45.25;overcosted. 
D)$58.19;undercosted. 
E)$62.19;overcosted.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

[($15 + $42 + $28 + $25 + $109 + $24)= $241 / 6] = $42.16
Marla is undercosted because the cost of her meal was $109,based on the average dinner cost of $40.16.

A Group of Coworkers Went to Lunch at the Mall