Georgiana operates a nail salon.She is trying to plan her costs for the next month and is uncertain as to how to estimate those costs.Help her estimate next month's costs given the following information she collected,based on number of customers per month. $$
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\quad\quad \quad\quad \quad\quad \quad\quad \quad\quad\underline{\text { \quad\quad Number of Customers \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad}}\

\end{array}\

\begin{array}{lrrrr}
& \underline{1,300} & \underline{1,800} & \underline{1,500} & \underline{1,200} \
\text { Nail supplies } & \$ 4,030 & \$ 5,580 & 4,650 & 3,720 \
\text { Equipment Rental } & 2,200 & 2,200 & 2,200 & 2,200 \
\text { Electricity } & \underline{274} & \underline{364} & \underline{310} & \underline{256} \
\text { Total } & \$ 6,504 & \$ 8,144 & \$ 7,160 & \$ 6,176
\end{array}$$ Georgiana wants to know what her total costs would be if she estimates 1,450 customers next month.

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Georgiana operates a nail salon.She is trying to plan her costs for the next month and is uncertain as to how to estimate those costs.Help her estimate next month's costs given the following information she collected,based on number of customers per month. $$
\begin{array}{}
 \quad\quad \quad\quad \quad\quad \quad\quad \quad\quad\underline{\text { \quad\quad Number of Customers  \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad}}\

\end{array}\

\begin{array}{lrrrr} 
& \underline{1,300} & \underline{1,800} & \underline{1,500} & \underline{1,200} \
\text { Nail supplies } & \$ 4,030 & \$ 5,580 & 4,650 & 3,720 \
\text { Equipment Rental } & 2,200 & 2,200 & 2,200 & 2,200 \
\text { Electricity } & \underline{274} & \underline{364} & \underline{310} & \underline{256} \
\text { Total } & \$ 6,504 & \$ 8,144 & \$ 7,160 & \$ 6,176
\end{array}$$ Georgiana wants to know what her total costs would be if she estimates 1,450 customers next month.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

From the given data, we can see that the cost per customer is $4.83. Therefore, to estimate the total cost for the next month with an estimate of 1,450 customers, we can do:

Total cost = Cost per customer x Number of customers
Total cost = $4.83 x 1,450
Total cost = $7,003.50

Since the options provided are in rounded numbers, the closest option to $7,003.50 is C) $6,996.

Georgiana Operates a Nail Salon Georgiana Wants to Know What Her Total Costs Would Be