a certain tire company can produce tires at a cost of $ 22500 per batch plus $ 8 per tire . the company can sell tires to the wholesaler at a cost of $ 20 per tire . if a batch of 15000 tires is produced and sold , what is the company ’ s profit per tire ? Choose the correct choice from the following
A) $ 9.00
B) $ 9.50
C) $ 10.50
D) $ 13.50
E) $ 20.00

Rationale: cp ( 15000 tires ) = $ 22500 + ( $ 8 × 15000 ) = $ 142500 sp ( 15000 tires ) = $ 20 × 15000 = $ 300000 profit = sp - cp = $ 300000 - $ 142500 = $ 157500 profit / tire = $ 157500 / 15000 = $ 10.50 answer c
Answer: C