Maria Operates a Persimmon Orchard in Southeastern Oklahoma

question 177

Multiple Choice

Maria operates a persimmon orchard in southeastern Oklahoma.She pays her workers $248 per week to pick and process persimmons,and she sells her persimmons for $6 per bushel.If she adds one more worker and that worker can pick and process 44 bushels per week,what will be the profit for Maria from hiring that worker?

• A)$0
• B)$16
• C)$264
• D)$544

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