Fortunately, most grocery stores now include unit pricing on the prices listed on the shelves. In
large print, the tags list the overall price of the container of a product. In smaller print, usually at the left
or above the overall price, they list a unit price. “Unit pricing” is often stated
in price per ounce listed as cents. For example: a 15.5 ounce can of pork and
beans may be priced at .45¢. The unit pricing would be listed at 2.9¢. (Notice
that the 45 cent price will be listed as a decimal of a dollar, but the unit pricing
is listed as cents including tenths of a cent.) The larger, 20 ounce can might
sell for .56¢. The unit pricing would list the contents as 2.8¢ per ounce.
Provided the homemaker could use the larger can of beans, it would be the
better bargain