A take and bake business buys ingredients from local grocers for home cooked meals. One of the recipes calls for shrimp. For the business to use the recipe and make enough of the recipe to make multiple take and bake meals, the business needs to buy 5 lbs. of shrimp. Grocer A sells a 1 lb. bag for $10.99. Grocer B sells a lb. bag for $16.99. Grocer C sells a lb. bag for $8.99. Create charts such as the one shown below to examine purchase combinations from the different grocers. Which purchase combination from the different grocers provided the best value? How did you arrive at this result? State your answer in the context of the problem.

Intronix uses copy editors, computer graphics specialists, and java programmers to produce ads for magazines and the internet. the average new ad for magazines typically requires 180 hours of a copy editor's time and 135 hours of a computer graphics specialist's time, whereas ads produced for the internet require 35 hours of copy editor time, 195 hours of computer graphics time, and 60 hours of a java programmer's time. lassie food, a dog food manufacturer, has hired intronix to produce ads in the next four week. although currently it considers magazine ads 3 times more valuable than internet ads, it still wishes to have at least 2 of each produced within the next four weeks. intronix has assigned up to 3 copy editors, 4 computer graphics specialists, and 1 java programmer, each committed to work up to 70 hours per week on the project. how many of each type of ad should be produced to maximize the overall value to lassie foods

Answer the following questions using the information below: southwestern college is planning to hold a fund raising banquet at one of the local country clubs. it has two options for the banquet: option one: crestview country club a. fixed rental cost of $1,000 b. $12 per person for food option two: tallgrass country club a. fixed rental cost of $3,000 b. $8.00 per person for food southwestern college has budgeted $1,800 for administrative and marketing expenses. it plans to hire a band which will cost another $800. tickets are expected to be $30 per person. local business supporters will donate any other items required for the event. which option has the lowest breakeven point?

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