2005 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 1

The following problem is from both the 2005 AMC 12B #1 and 2005 AMC 10B #1, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

A scout troop buys $1000$ candy bars at a price of five for $2$ dollars. They sell all the candy bars at the price of two for $1$ dollar. What was their profit, in dollars?

$\textbf{(A) }\ 100      \qquad \textbf{(B) }\ 200      \qquad \textbf{(C) }\ 300      \qquad \textbf{(D) }\ 400      \qquad \textbf{(E) }\ 500$

Solution

\begin{align*} \mbox{Expenses} &= 1000 \cdot \frac25 = 400 \\ \mbox{Revenue}  &= 1000 \cdot \frac12 = 500 \\ \mbox{Profit}   &= \mbox{Revenue} - \mbox{Expenses} = 500-400 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }100}. \end{align*} Note: Revenue is a gain.

Solution 2 (Faster)

Note that the troop buys $10$ candy bars at a price of $4$ dollars and sells $10$ bars at a price of $5$ dollars. So the troop gains $1$ dollar for every $10$ bars. So therefore we divide $1000 \div 10 = 100$. So our answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(A) }100}$. ~HyperVoid

See also

2005 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2005 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First question
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Problem 2
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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