you need to order 500 buisness cards and a name tag for an upcoming event you look up pricing on two websites smartstore sells 100 buisness cards for 23.29$ and name tags for $12.50 each plus 6.5% tax buisness online sells 250 buisness cards for $52.25 and name tags for $24 each plus 7.25% for taxes and fees at which store will your order cost the least

Answer 1

Let's break down the costs for both Smartstore and Business Online.

Smartstore:

• Business Cards:

  • You need 500 cards.
  • Each 100 cards cost $23.29, so for 500 cards you will need 5 sets of 100 cards: \[ 5 \times 23.29 = 116.45 \]

• Name Tags:

  • Each name tag costs $12.50, and we will assume you need 1 name tag. \[ 1 \times 12.50 = 12.50 \]

• Subtotal for Smartstore: \[ 116.45 + 12.50 = 128.95 \]

• Tax (6.5%): \[ 128.95 \times 0.065 = 8.38875 \approx 8.39 \]

• Total Cost for Smartstore: \[ 128.95 + 8.39 = 137.34 \]

Business Online:

• Business Cards:

  • They sell 250 cards for $52.25. You will need 2 sets of 250 cards: \[ 2 \times 52.25 = 104.50 \]

• Name Tags:

  • Each name tag costs $24, and we will assume you need 1 name tag. \[ 1 \times 24 = 24 \]

• Subtotal for Business Online: \[ 104.50 + 24 = 128.50 \]

• Tax (7.25%): \[ 128.50 \times 0.0725 = 9.31375 \approx 9.31 \]

• Total Cost for Business Online: \[ 128.50 + 9.31 = 137.81 \]

Comparison:

• Total cost at Smartstore: $137.34
• Total cost at Business Online: $137.81

Conclusion:

Smartstore is the cheaper option, with a total cost of approximately $137.34 compared to Business Online's $137.81.