Numeracy Intermediate November 2016 Unit 1 Q6
6. Marcin has a market stall to sell his printed T-shirts.
It costs him:
- £250 to buy 100 plain T-shirts,
- 50p to print a design on each T-shirt.
Marcin sells his printed T-shirts for £4.00 each.
At the start of the week:
- His bank account balance is £820.
- Marcin has 100 printed T-shirts ready to sell.
- He has already paid for these printed T-shirts.
During the week:
- Marcin sells his stock of 100 T-shirts.
- He pays all the money he takes from selling T-shirts into his bank account.
- He buys and prints another 400 T-shirts.
- Marcin does not sell any of these 400 T-shirts.
How much will Marcin have in his bank account at the end of this week?
You must show all your working. [4]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Calculations may be embedded in stages of working | ||
| (Money in bank account) 100 × 4 + 820 | M1 | (= £1220) |
| (Money spent) 4 × £250 + 400 × 50p or 400 × (£)3 or equivalent | M2 | (=£1200) Place value must be consistent or correct units stated (may be implied in later working), i.e. could lead to £1200 M1 for sight of 4 × (£)250 and 400 × 50(p) or equivalent OR M1 for either … × (£)250 + 400 × 50(p) or 4 × (£)250 + … × 50(p) or equivalent |
| (Bank balance) (£)20 | A1 | CAO. Do not accept an unsupported answer of (£)20 |