Numeracy Foundation June 2018 Unit 2 Q5
5. In this question, you will be assessed on the quality of your organisation, communication and accuracy in writing.
Mike makes and sells three different designs of Welsh love spoons.
The table below shows Mike’s sales figures for last September.
| Number sold | Selling price for each love spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Small | 14 | £8.25 |
| Medium | 9 | £19.95 |
| Large | 5 | £35.00 |
It cost Mike £225 to make all these love spoons.
What is Mike’s profit from the sale of these love spoons?
You must show all your working. [5 + 2 OCW]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (income from sales) (small 14 × 8.25 = £)115.5(0) (medium 9 ×19.95 = £)179.55 (large 5 × 35 = £)175 | B2 | Sight of all three correct evaluations. B1 for any two correct evaluations or B1 for 14 × 8.25 + 9 ×19.95 + 5 × 35 (=470.05) |
| (£)470.05 | B1 | May not be seen but implied. FT provided at least one correct calculation seen in a sum of three amounts. Answer of 470 implies B2 B0 |
| (profit) 470.05 – 225 | M1 | FT ‘their (£)470.05’ |
| (£) 245.05 | A1 | FT for a loss if indication of loss. Mark final answer If B1 awarded but 470 used in profit calculation, award M1 A0 for answer of (£)245 |
| Organisation and communication | OC1 | For OC1, candidates will be expected to: • present their response in a structured way • explain to the reader what they are doing at each step of their response • lay out their explanations and working in a way that is clear and logical • write a conclusion that draws together their results and explains what their answer means |
| Accuracy of writing | W1 | For W1, candidates will be expected to: • show all their working • make few, if any, errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar • use correct mathematical form in their working • use appropriate terminology, units, etc. |