A contract unit price is $42 per cubic yard. The owner authorizes 175 additional cubic yards. What is the additive amount?
Correct Answer
B) $7,350
The additive amount is 175 x $42 = $7,350.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The additive amount is 175 x $42 = $7,350.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: $4,200
unit price addition - contract unit price per cubic, choice a: $4,200 prices 100 units at $42.
Option C: $6,850
unit price addition - contract unit price per cubic, choice b: $6,850 is wrong because $6,850 prices 163.1 units at $42.
Option D: $8,400
unit price addition - contract unit price per cubic, choice d: $8,400 prices 200 units at $42.
Memory Technique
Picture a redline labeled unit price addition - contract unit price per cubic: finish every operation before accepting $7,350.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "unit price addition" to confirm that The additive amount is 175 x $42 = $7,350.
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