If a contractor receives payment of 1,480.00, pays 1,111.74 for labor and materials and then deducts 18% of the payment for overhead, how much profit remains?

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Xiomara Valentine

30 January, 15:37

If a contractor receives payment of 1,480.00, pays 1,111.74 for labor and materials and then deducts 18% of the payment for overhead, how much profit remains?

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Saniyah Pugh · Answer 1

In the given question, the contractor receives a payment of 1480.00. Then he has to pay for labours and materials and this amounts to 1111.74. On the remaining amount the contractor has to deduct 18% as overhead cost.

Then the amount of money left after the labour payments = 1480 - 1111.74

= 368.26

Now the overhead cost of 18% needs to be found from the amount of money left.

Then the overhead cost = 368.26 * 18/100

= 66.28

So the labour ost takes away 1111.74 and the overhead cost takes out 66.28 from the total payment of 1480.

Then the amount of profit made by the contractor = 368.26 - 66.28

= 301.98

So the contractor makes a profit of 301.98