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The problem statement appears to be trying to tell you that 60 million barrels of crude were processed, resulting in 34% of that volume being turned into gasoline, which was then sold for a total of $408 million. You are asked for the revenue associated with 1 barrel of gasoline.
($408·10^6)/(60·10^6 bbl × 0.34) = $408/(20.4 bbl) = $20/bbl
The income from one barrel of gasoline is $20.00.
($408·10^6)/(60·10^6 bbl × 0.34) = $408/(20.4 bbl) = $20/bbl
The income from one barrel of gasoline is $20.00.
The correct answer is: $20
Explanation:
As we are interested in finding the cost for a barrel of gasoline, we need to read the percentage of gasoline from the pie-chart first—which is 34%.
Now number of barrels containing gasoline = 34% of 60 million barrels = [tex] \frac{34}{100} * 60 = 20.4 [/tex] million barrels
For all the barrels, the total income is $408 million; therefore, in order to find the per-barrel cost, we need to divide $408 by 20.4:
[tex] \frac{408}{20.4} = \$20 [/tex]
Hence the correct answer is $20.