Answer:
The manufacturing cost is $14.50
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the cost for manufacturing a standard cereal box, we must take in account its surface area. The volume will be used to estimate the amount of cereal, the box can contain. The box is a cuboid as standard cereal boxes are cuboid.
So, we will consider the surface area. Given are:
Length- 8 inches
Width- 3 inches
Height- 11 inches
We will find the surface area as : [tex]2lw+2wh+2lh[/tex]
= [tex](2*8*3)+(2*3*11)+(2*8*11)[/tex]
= [tex]48+66+176=290[/tex] square inches
Given is - the cost of manufacturing the box is $0.05 per square inch.
So, cost of manufacturing the box with 290 square inches area =
[tex]0.05\times290=14.50[/tex] dollars.
The answer is $14.50
