Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q6
6 Victor buys 12 bottles of apple juice for a total cost of $21
Victor sells all 12 bottles at $2.45 each bottle.
Work out Victor’s percentage profit.
(3)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 12 × 2.45 (= 29.4) or 21 ÷ 12 (= 1.75) | M1 |
\(\dfrac{\text{‘}{29.4}\text{’} - 21}{21} \times 100\) oe or \(\dfrac{2.45 - \text{‘}{1.75}\text{’}}{\text{‘}{1.75}\text{’}} \times 100\) oe or \(\left(\dfrac{\text{‘}{29.4}\text{’} - 21}{12}\right) \div \text{‘}{1.75}\text{’} \times 100\) oe or \(\left(\dfrac{2.45}{\text{‘}{1.75}\text{’}} \times 100\right) - 100\) oe | M1 |
| Correct answer scores full marks (unless from obvious incorrect working) Answer: 40 | A1 |
| (3) | |
| (3 marks) |
Notes
M1: or an answer of 140(%)