CALCULATING DIVIDENDS 120 



ing the total net money by the total pounds of butter fat 

 delivered by all the patrons. 



Fourth, find each patron's share of the money by mul- 

 tiplying the total pounds of butter fat delivered by him 

 by the price per pound of butter fat. 



To make the above steps perfectly clear, let us cal- 

 culate a weekly dividend at a creamery where only cream 

 is received and where A, B and C are the patrons : 



Illustrating the First Step. The total butter fat de- 

 livered by A, B and C is as follows : 



Pounds Pounds of 



of cream. Test. butter fat. 



May 2 42 X 35.4 = 14.87 



A. ^ May 4 50 X 30.1 = 15.05 



May 6 48 X 30.5 = 14.64 



May 7 20 X 36.6 = 7.32 



Total 51.88 



May 2 23 X 40.5 = 9.32 



B. J May 4 29 X 30.0 = 8.00 



May 6 25 X 36.4 = 9.10 



May 7 13 X 35.0 = 4.55 



Total 



I 



•30.97 



May 2 64 X 33.0 = 21.12 



C, ^ May 4 69 X 31. 1 = 21.46 



May 6 58 X 37.5 = 21.75 



May 7 30 X 34.4 = 10.32 



Total 74- 65 



The total butter fat delivered by A, B and C equals 51.88 4- 

 30.97 + 74.63 equals 157.48 pounds. 



Illustrating the Second Step. The net money is 

 found as follows : 



