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2015 North Dakota State Floriculture Problem Solving
Floriculture Problem, You may write on this exam, but transfer all answers to the score card. Exam must not leave contest- Team subject to disqualification.You will have 40 minutes for this practicum. If scratch paper is not present request it.
______1. A business owner has five flower beds into which he plans to till 1&3/4” inches of manure before planting. Each of these beds is 3 feet wide and 80 feet long. If sterilized manure sells for $2.79per cubic foot bag and sales tax is 6%, what is the total cost of the materials for completion of this phase of theproject?
A. $517.54B. $669.60
C. $488.25D. $1171.80
______2. A customer wants to purchase Petunias for a Semi circleflowerbed that has a 16’ base. If the planting density for Petunias is 1plant per square foot, approximately how many six-packs of Petunias will the customer need to purchase?
A. 17 six-packsB. 34six-packsC. 67 six-packs D. 50six-packs
______3. Your flower shop adds 3.5 times the cost of material for labor and adds that to the material costs in determining the price of an arrangement. From the information provided below, what would be the price of the completed arrangement?
A. $53.20 B. $107.28 C. $74.48D. 95.76
Here are the wholesale prices that your shop has had to pay for design materials:
-Standard Carnations = $.50/stem-Mini Carnations = $.56/stem
-Daisy’s= $.28/stem-Statice = $.75/stem
-Gladiolas = $1.03/stem-Monte-Casino = $.31/stem
-Leatherleaf Fern = $1.68/bunch-Beargrass = $3.50/bunch
-Oasis = $.85/block-Design Bowl = $1.79
An arrangement designed by you utilized the following materials:
1 Blue Design Bowl
1/2 Block of Oasis
7 stems of Yellow Gladiola
9 stems of Mixed Color Daisy
1/4 Bunch of Leatherleaf Fern
5 stems of Pink Mini Carnations
3 stems of Pale-Blue Statice
4 stems of Monte-Casino
3/4 Bunch of Beargrass
______4. . Your chrysanthemums have gray mold. You have chosen to treat this problem with chlorothalonil. If the average height of the greenhouse is 10 feet, width is 40 feet, and length is 100 feet, how many ounces of the chemical should you use to treat this problem?
A. 14ozB. 7ozC. 28oz D. 4oz
______5. Home Depot is running a 40% off all their flower and vegetable seeds.A customer is looking for 5 packets of petunias at 1.85, 4 packets of Marigolds at 1.29, 7 packets of Zinias for at 1.19. The customer additionally plans to purchase two bags of Gladiolas bulbs which are 5.99 a package with an additional 15% discount. The final item to be purchased is garden sprayer for 34.99. Assuming that you will be charged a 6% sales tax, what they need to write the check out for?
A. $44.33B. $58.82C. $62.35D. $69.71
______6. Your floral shop can purchase Standard Carnations through a wholesaler for 30 cents each when purchased by the case. (1 case contains 600 flowers) The shipping and packaging charge for these Carnations is $19.00 per box. Due to broken stems, split calyxes and disfigured blooms, 8% of your purchase will not be available for retail. If you retail Carnations for $7.50 per dozen, what is your profit per dozen?
A. $3.18 per dozenB. $3.42 per dozen
C. $3.90 per dozenD. $7.16 per dozen
______7.A homeowner has two flowerbeds. The first is 33 feet long, and the second is 25 feet long. In each bed they want to plant a single row of Canna. The rows are to begin 6 inches in from one end of the bed and end 6 inches in from the other end. If the Canna are to be spaced 8 inches apart, how many Canna must the homeowner purchase?
A. 86 CannaB. 87 Canna
C. 84 CannaD. 89 Canna
_____ 8. Peters Fertilizer Excel 15-5-15 Cal-Mag is a water soluble fertilizer that is applied to a geranium and greenhouse crops to promote root development and maintain canopy growth. The label indicates that you should use 8 oz. of fertilizer in one gallon of water when applied with a fertilizer injector. You currently plan to apply two gallons of fertilizer solution per week. Assuming the cost of the fertilizer is $31.00 for a 25lb bag, what would be the cost of fertilizer consumed in 8 weeks? 1pound= 16 oz.
A. $13.60B. $6.45C. $9.92D. $4.96
_____9.Your floral shop imports 5 cases of mixed Colombian Standard Roses. (1 case contains 400 flowers) If the mix is 15% Yellow, 20% Pink, 25% White, 18% Orange and the balance of the shipment being Red, how many Red carnations can be expected in this shipment?
A. 22 RedsB. 88 RedsC. 440 RedsD. 220 Reds
_____10. Circle G Greenhouses and Nursery decided to build a new greenhouse. The site where they planned to build drains poorly. To ensure proper drainage, the contractor decided to install a layer of gravel 4 inches thick under the concrete floor of the greenhouse. If the concrete is 30 feet X 80 feet, how many cubic yards of gravel will have to be placed under the floor of the greenhouse? Note: ROUND UP TO THE NEAREST CUBIC YARD.
27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard
A. 30 yd3B. 355 yd3C. 1800 yd3D. 89 yd3