The company warehouse contains 100 pallets of office paper, 25 pallets of photo paper, and 50 pallets of card stock. Each pallet of office paper is valued at $96, each pallet of
photo paper is valued at $180, and each pallet of card stock is valued at $110.
Your partner is calculating the inventory value of these papers but thinks there is an
error. Where in the calculations below is the error?
Step
Description
Result
1
Multiply 100 by $96
$ 9,600
2
Multiply 25 by $180
$ 4.500
3
Add
$13,100
4
Multiply 50 by $110
$ 5,500
5
Add
$18,600