What is the method to compute the per-fixture price from a total contract amount and fixture count?

What is the method to compute the per-fixture price from a total contract amount and fixture count?

• A. Multiply the total by the number of fixtures
• B. Subtract the number of fixtures from the total
• C. Divide the total by the number of fixtures
• D. Add a fixed overhead per fixture

Answer: (C)

Dividing the total contract amount by the number of fixtures gives the price per fixture. This method distributes the whole amount evenly across all fixtures, assuming each one has the same price. For example, if the contract is $6,000 and there are 30 fixtures, the per-fixture price is 6,000 ÷ 30 = $200. The other operations don’t yield a per-fixture price: multiplying the total by the fixture count greatly inflates the result, subtracting fixtures has no direct relation to cost per item, and adding a fixed overhead per fixture would require knowing an overhead amount and doesn’t compute the base per-fixture price from the total alone.