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You need to purchase supplies for an employee appreciation picnic. Your boss has provided the following shopping list and asks you to get the best deal by buying from one grocer, either Quality Groceries or Fresh Market. After calling both grocers, you compiled their price information into a table. Which grocer will provide all the picnic supplies for the lowest cost, and what is that cost before sales tax?

Answer

To determine the units needed, divide the total number of items required as indicated in the table above by the package sizes stated below. After that, multiply by the respective prices and round to whole numbers. The total cost at Quality Groceries is calculated as follows: [tex](5*15.5)+(2*6.23)+(7*3.79)+(2*2.75)+(2*4.33)+(5*7.55)[/tex] = $168.40. The total cost at Fresh Market is: [tex](7*12.4)+(3*4.99)+(7*3.55)+(3*2.55)+(2*5.55)+(5*6.99)[/tex] = $180.32. Therefore, option B is the correct choice.

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