last year the price range ( per kg ) for 100 varieties of apples in wholesale market was $ 100 . if the prices of each of the 100 varieties increased by 10 percent this year over what it was last year , what is the range of the wholesale prices of the 1000 varieties of apples this year ? Choose the correct choice from the following
A) $ 50
B) $ 100
C) $ 110
D) $ 600
E) $ 300

Rationale: let the lowest price be x . therefore , highest price is x + 100 . now price of each variety is increased by 10 % . therefore the price will remain arranged in the same order as before . or lowest price = 1.1 x and highest = 1.1 * ( x + 100 ) or range = highest - lowest = 1.1 * ( x + 100 ) - 1.1 x = 110 , hence , c
Answer: C