If carrots have an as-purchased price (AP) of $0.50 per pound and an edible portion yield of 0.80, what is the edible-portion price per pound?

If carrots have an as-purchased price (AP) of $0.50 per pound and an edible portion yield of 0.80, what is the edible-portion price per pound?

• A. $0.50
• B. $0.62
• C. $0.80
• D. $0.40

Answer: (B)

Edible-portion price per pound is found by converting the price per purchased pound to the price per edible pound using the edible yield. You take the as-purchased price ($0.50 per pound) and divide by the edible portion yield (0.80). So: 0.50 ÷ 0.80 = 0.625 dollars per edible pound. In two-decimal money, that’s about $0.63, though some exams truncate to two decimals, yielding $0.62. The choice around $0.62 matches this calculation under that rounding convention, so it is the correct pick.

Edible-portion price per pound is found by converting the price per purchased pound to the price per edible pound using the edible yield. You take the as-purchased price ($0.50 per pound) and divide by the edible portion yield (0.80). So: 0.50 ÷ 0.80 = 0.625 dollars per edible pound. In two-decimal money, that’s about $0.63, though some exams truncate to two decimals, yielding $0.62. The choice around $0.62 matches this calculation under that rounding convention, so it is the correct pick.