Chocolate and Child Labour

Fatima received a chocolate pumpkin as a gift from her friend on Hallowe'en. The chocolate cost $2.00 here in Ontario. The cocoa bean that was made into chocolate was harvested by a child in Africa. 

 For every dollar spent on chocolate here in Canada, 70 cents goes to the chocolate industry, 15 cents goes to marketing company, 10 cents goes to the packaging company and 5 cents goes to the worker in Africa.

 If $20.00 of chocolate is sold: How much profit does the chocolate company make? How much profit does the marketing company make? How much profit does the packaging company make? How many chocolate pumpkins must be sold for the child labourer to earn $20.00? 

  Show your work and find a way to display your results. Do you think the profits are shared fairly? Explain your answer.


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