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the vegetable buyer for a group of a grocery stores hasdecided to sell pakages o

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Question

the vegetable buyer for a group of a grocery stores hasdecided to sell pakages of sprouted grain in the vegetable sectionof the stores. the product is pereshable and any remainingunsold after one week in the store is dicarded. the supplierwill deliver the packages to the store, arrange them in the displayspace, and remove and dispose of any uld packages. the pricethe supplier will charge the stores depends on the size of thetotal weekly order for all of the stores. weeklyorder                         price perpackge            1-999                                        35 cents 1000-1499                                28 1500-1999                                25 2000 ormore                             20 sellingprice               packages sold per week      60cents                            300      45                                     600     40                                     1200     33                                     1700     26                                     2300 the sprouted grain will be sold at the same price in allstores. how many packages should be purchase perweek, and at which of the five prices listed above should they besold? the vegetable buyer for a group of a grocery stores hasdecided to sell pakages of sprouted grain in the vegetable sectionof the stores. the product is pereshable and any remainingunsold after one week in the store is dicarded. the supplierwill deliver the packages to the store, arrange them in the displayspace, and remove and dispose of any uld packages. the pricethe supplier will charge the stores depends on the size of thetotal weekly order for all of the stores. weeklyorder                         price perpackge            1-999                                        35 cents 1000-1499                                28 1500-1999                                25 2000 ormore                             20 sellingprice               packages sold per week      60cents                            300      45                                     600     40                                     1200     33                                     1700     26                                     2300 the sprouted grain will be sold at the same price in allstores. how many packages should be purchase perweek, and at which of the five prices listed above should they besold?

Explanation / Answer

Maxmize the profit, so:

for 300:

for 600:

for 1200:

for 1700:

for 2300: