Calculating Profit

Jamie builds and sells boxes for worm farms. The materials to build each box cost $13. She sells the boxes for $20 each. How much profit will Jamie make if she sells 5 boxes?

• $100

• $115

• $13

• $35

Simon makes a profit of $1.35 on each hot dog he sells. If a hot dog costs him $0.85 to make, how much does Simon sell each hot dog for?

• $2.20

• $1.35

• $0.50

• $2.55

If I sell my bike for $100, and I spend $50 to fix it before I sell it, my profit would be...

• $100

• $50

• $150

Richard spent $25.78 on supplies to make birdhouses. He sold three bird houses for $12.50 each. How much profit did Richard make on his birdhouses?

Sandra sold corn in a cup at the fall festival. The cost of making the corn in a cup was $9.29. The amount received from the sale was $22.35.

What was Sandra's profit?

• $13.06

• $27.14

• $31.64

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Charles bought an old rocking chair. He fixed it up so it looked new. Charles made the following purchases to repair the old rocking chair.

• price paid for rocking chair $20
• Cost of repairs $8
• Cost of paint $7.50
• Selling price $65

What was Charles's profit from selling the rocking chair?

• $34.50

• $30.50

• $51.50

• $87.50