Determine the cost of the following standardized recipe. Carry the price three places to the right of the decimal (tenth of a cent) when calculating the extension cost, the total cost and the cost per serving.
Brown Sugar Cookie Yield: 14 dozen cookies
Ingredients Amount Price Extension Cost
Brown sugar 2 lb. 12 oz. $0.38 per lb. _____________
Shortening 2 lb. 2 oz. 0.48 per lb. _____________
Salt 1 oz. 0.42 per lb. _____________
Baking soda ½ oz. 0.44 per lb. _____________
Pastry Flour 4 lb. 8 oz. 0.20 per lb. _____________
Whole eggs 9 0.89 per dozen _______________
Vanilla ¼ oz. 4.29 per qt. _______________
Total Cost _______________
Cost per dozen _______________
Cost per cookie _______________
- Jodie works as a cook on a 40 hour-a-week basis, with time and a half for all overtime. Her regular rate of pay is $10.50 per hour. Last week she worked 48 hours. What was her gross wage for the week?