You Own a Pizza Shop Called "Pizzas'R' Us What Is the Average Benefit Per Cook If You Hire

question 68

Multiple Choice

You own a pizza shop called "Pizzas'R' Us". Currently you are paying your cooks an hourly wage of $20. You sell a medium pizza for $10. By hiring more cooks, you can increase your pizza production as shown in the following table. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of } \\\text { cooks }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total production of } \\\text { pizzas each hour }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 0 \\\hline 1 & 4 \\\hline 2 & 7 \\\hline 3 & 9 \\\hline 4 & 10 \\\hline 5 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What is the average benefit per cook if you hire 2 cooks for one hour?

• A) 2 pizzas
• B) 2.5 pizzas
• C) 3 pizzas
• D) 3.5 pizzas

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