A television network sells advertising time on a certain program at the rate of $10,000 per minute. If the...

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A television network sells advertising time on a certain program at the rate of $10,000 per minute. If the program is shown once a day for 5 days a week, what is the cost of advertising on this program for 3 weeks at 30 seconds per day?

A. $15,000
B. $25,000
C. $75,000
D. $90,000
E. $150,000

The OA is C

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Source: GMAT Prep

A television network sells advertising time on a certain program at the rate of $10,000 per minute. If the program is shown once a day for 5 days a week, what is the cost of advertising on this program for 3 weeks at 30 seconds per day?

A. $15,000
B. $25,000
C. $75,000
D. $90,000
E. $150,000

The OA is C

Solution:

The cost of a 30-second ad is $5,000. The cost of playing such an ad for 5 days a week is 5,000 x 5 = $25,000, and for 3 weeks the cost is 25,000 x 3 = $75,000.

Answer: C