{"id":216324,"date":"2025-05-19T05:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=216324"},"modified":"2025-05-19T05:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:31:24","slug":"the-drama-club-is-printing-t-shirts-for-its-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/the-drama-club-is-printing-t-shirts-for-its-members\/","title":{"rendered":"The drama club is printing t-shirts for its members."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drama club is printing t-shirts for its members. The printing company charges a certain amount for each shirt plus a setup fee of $40. There are 21 students in the drama club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure! To provide a complete answer, I need to clarify the problem and what exactly you&#8217;re asking for. The problem states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The drama club is printing t-shirts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The printing company charges <strong>a certain amount per shirt<\/strong> plus a <strong>setup fee of $40<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are <strong>21 students<\/strong> in the drama club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically, questions like this ask for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The total cost for printing 21 shirts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or writing an expression or equation for the total cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or maybe finding the cost per shirt if given total cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the problem doesn\u2019t specify the per-shirt cost or what exactly you want to find, I&#8217;ll cover the general explanation and how to approach this kind of problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s define variables:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Let <strong>c<\/strong> = the cost to print one shirt (in dollars).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>setup fee<\/strong> is $40 (a fixed cost, paid once regardless of number of shirts).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of shirts = 21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total cost formula:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>total cost (T)<\/strong> to print the shirts is the sum of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The setup fee ($40), plus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cost of printing each shirt multiplied by the number of shirts (21 \u00d7 c).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, T=40+21cT = 40 + 21c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation in detail:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When printing t-shirts or any custom items, companies often charge a <strong>fixed setup fee<\/strong> to cover the initial costs of preparing the printing machines, designing, or customizing the order. This fee is <strong>independent of the number of shirts printed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, they charge a <strong>per-item cost<\/strong> that covers materials and labor for each individual shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, if the printing company charges, say, $7 per shirt, the total cost for 21 shirts would be: T=40+21\u00d77=40+147=187&nbsp;dollarsT = 40 + 21 \\times 7 = 40 + 147 = 187 \\text{ dollars}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $40 setup fee stays the same no matter how many shirts you order. This means if you ordered only one shirt, the total cost would be $40 + $7 = $47. If you ordered 100 shirts, it would be $40 + (100 \u00d7 $7) = $740.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use this formula?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This kind of linear expression helps you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calculate the total cost for any number of shirts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand the relationship between fixed costs and variable costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make cost comparisons or budgeting easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The total cost is a <strong>fixed setup fee + variable cost per shirt<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The general equation is <strong>T = 40 + 21c<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you know the cost per shirt, multiply it by 21 and add 40 to find the total cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This model applies to many real-world business pricing problems where fixed and variable costs combine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have the cost per shirt or want help calculating total cost for a given per-shirt price, just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drama club is printing t-shirts for its members. The printing company charges a certain amount for each shirt plus a setup fee of $40. There are 21 students in the drama club. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Sure! 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