Astore gets a bucket of eggs for $16.20 and sells a dozen eggs for $3.50. if there are 450 eggs in the bucket, by what percent has the store increased the price per dozen eggs?

Cost of bucket of eggs = $ 16.20

Number of eggs in the bucket= 450 eggs

Selling price  of Dozen of Eggs= $ 3.50

Cost price of 12 eggs

The Percent by which the store increased the price per dozen eggs

So, the percent by which the store increased the price per dozen eggs=710.18%(Approximately)

Profit percentage is used to calculate the amount of gain made during selling or transaction. It can be calculated by:

The profit percent made by the storekeeper per dozen eggs is 710.18%.

Given that,

Cost of bucket eggs = $16.20

Number of eggs in the bucket = 450 eggs

The selling price of dozen eggs = $3.50

The cost price of 12 or a dozen eggs will be:

  =  0.432

The profit percent made by the storekeeper will be:

Therefore, the percent by which the store increased the price per dozen eggs is 710.1% approximately.

To know more about profit percent, refer to the following formula:

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