Which Basketball Company Is Cheaper? Name______

Which Basketball Company is Cheaper? Name______

Situation and Data: Date______Assignment #50

Suppose you are on the fundraising committee for the Athletics Department. You are planning to sell basketballs with the school emblem to raise money for the upcoming dance. Your committee received bids from two companies.

BALLS ARE US charges $500 plus $25.00 per basketball.

ALL ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT charges $30 per basketball. 1) Your committee must prepare a presentation to the entire Student Council, recommending which company the school should use based on cost alone. The Student Council will select the cheapest company. Answer the questions to help your committee make a decision. a) How much would it cost to buy 50 balls from c) ) How much would it cost to buy 150 balls BALLS ARE US? from BALLS ARE US?

b) How much would it cost to by 50 balls from d) How much would it cost to by 150 balls from ALL ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT? ALL ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT?

2) Use the table below to compare the costs of the two companies and to determine how many basketballs should be ordered to give equal costs for both companies.

Guess # of Cost Cost Difference Basketballs BALLS ARE US ALL ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT (?) 50

150 3) Find the cost if X balls were purchased.

X 4) Make a complete graph that will help compare costs to purchase different quantities of basketballs from the two companies. Complete the legend so your graph is easy to read. The x-axis should go from 0-100 basketballs and the y-axis should go from $0 - $3,500.

(Use different styled lines for each company.)

Title:

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Y COST ($)

NUMBER OF BALLS PURCHASED X

5) Based on your graph, when dose BALLS ARE US cost less?

6) Based on your graph, when is ALL ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT a better deal?

7) How many basketballs can be sold and have both companies cost the same amount?

8) Write a recommendation for which company to use: (Make sure you give your reasoning.)