Use This Information to Answer the Following Questions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Use this information to answer the following questions.
A cake factory can produce cakes at the rate of 500 per day.The factory supplies its cakes to local grocery stores at a rate of 250 per day.The cost to prepare the equipment for producing the cakes is $20.Annual holding costs are $2 per cake.Assume that the factory operates 250 days a year.
-Refer to the information above.What is the length of a production cycle in days?

• A)3.2
• B)4.1
• C)2.7
• D)5.3
• E)4.9

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Definitions:

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of the Earth's crust slide past one another in a horizontal direction, with little to no vertical movement.

Horizontal Offset

The displacement of the Earth's surface along a fault line, measured in a horizontal direction.

Fault Scarp

A steep slope or cliff formed as a result of movement along a geological fault, typically found at the Earth's surface.

Carbon-14

A carbon isotope that emits radiation, utilized in radiocarbon dating to ascertain the age of organic matter.