A Bagel Company Bakes a Specialty Bagel That It Sells

question 27

Multiple Choice

A bagel company bakes a specialty bagel that it sells by the dozen every day.These specialty bagels can only be baked early in the morning before the store opens for business.The company estimates that the daily demand (in dozens) for its specialty bagel is distributed as follows: Specialty bagels are sold by the dozen only at a cost of $9.00 per dozen.The cost to make one bagel is $0.50.Leftover specialty bagels are sold by the dozen the next day for a 50% discount.The optimal number of specialty bagels that should be baked tomorrow (in dozens) is

• A)5 dozen.
• B)4 dozen.
• C)3 dozen.
• D)2 dozen.

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Definitions:

Laurasia

Laurasia refers to the northernmost of two supercontinents (the other being Gondwana) that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent in late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic times.

Continental Structure

The geological configuration and constituents of continents, including the crust, mantle shelf areas, and tectonic activities.

Pangea

A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, assembling all the earth's landmasses into one single landform.

Gondwana

An ancient supercontinent that included most of the landmasses in today's Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, and the Arabian Peninsula.