A peanut farmer sells his peanuts through a distributor, which take a commission of 17% of the price set by the farmer. The distributor obtains the product from a farmer at the price of $15 per peanut pound. What is the price that the buyer observers if the distributor wants to maintain a 17% profit on the cost of each pound of peanuts sold?
Select the correct option:
A) 21.15 B) 21.2 C) 21.25 D) 21.3 E) 21.35
Farmer price = $15;
The distributor wants to maintain a 17% profit on the cost of each peanut pound, thus he must get $ 15*1.17= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 15*1.17</gadget>
<output>17.55</output>
$17.55 after the distributor takes a commission of 17% of the final price --&gt; (final price)*0.83= $17.55 --&gt; (final price) = $21.15
21.15nswer: 21.15.
<result>A</result>
A peanut farmer sells his peanuts through a distributor, which take a commission of 17% of the price set by the farmer. The distributor obtains the product from a farmer at the price of $15 per peanut pound. What is the price that the buyer observers if the distributor wants to maintain a 17% profit on the cost of each pound of peanuts sold?