Rafael is making punch and needs a gallon of raspberry sorbet and 2 liters of lemon-lime soda to make 12 cups. He pays $3.00 for a 2-liter container of lemon-lime soda and $4.00 for a quart of sorbet. What is the minimum amount he should charge per cup of punch to make a $10 profit?
(Remember there are 4 quarts in a gallon.)Should be a dollar amount rounded to the nearest hundredth
Rafael needs a gallon of raspberry sorbet, which is equal to 4 quarts. So he needs to buy 4 quarts at a cost of $4.00 per quart, which is a total cost of 4 * $4.00 = $<<4*4=16.00>>16.00 for the sorbet.
He also needs 2 liters of lemon-lime soda, which costs $3.00 per 2-liter container.
To make a total profit of $10.00, the total cost of the sorbet and soda should be $16.00 + $3.00 = $19.00.
There are 12 cups in total, so Rafael needs to divide the total cost by 12 to find the minimum amount he should charge per cup.
Therefore, Rafael should charge an amount of $19.00 / 12 = $<<19/12=1.58>>1.58 per cup of punch to make a $10.00 profit.