Suppose a Home Improvement Contractor Is Painting the Walls and Ceiling

question 63

Multiple Choice

Suppose a home improvement contractor is painting the walls and ceiling of a rectangular room. The volume of the room is 360 cubic feet. The cost of wall paint is $0.054 per Square foot and the cost of ceiling paint is $0.18 per square foot. Let x, y, and z be the length, width, And height of a rectangular room respectively. Identify the room dimensions that result in a minimum
Cost for the paint and use these dimensions to find the minimum cost for the paint. Round your Answer to the nearest cent.

• A)$54.00
• B)$8.64
• C)$7.00
• D)$19.44
• E)$21.60

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