Question 31 • FowU - Financial Math - B
Each gallon of natural gas contributes $1.60 − $0.39 = $1.21 toward overhead. For every gallon of natural gas sold, the refinery also sells half a gallon of gasoline, which contributes $2.11 − $0.39 = $1.72 per gallon, or $0.86 for that half-gallon. Together, each gallon of natural gas sold contributes $2.07 toward the $180,000 overhead. Dividing $180,000 by $2.07 gives about 86,957 gallons, so the correct choice is 86,957.
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