A Manager of the Cereal Bar at the College Campus

question 112

Short Answer

A manager of the cereal bar at the college campus has determined that the profit made for each bowl of Morning Buzz cereal sold, x, is equal to: Z = $4x - 0.5x. Each bowl of Morning Buzz weighs 6 ounces, and the manager has 12 lbs (192 ounces) of cereal available each day, which can be written as the constraint, 6x ≤ 192. What maximum profit will be made from Morning Buzz if it is all sold in one day?

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Definitions:

Intermediate Goods

Goods that are used as inputs in the production of other goods and services, rather than being sold directly to end consumers.

GDP

The Gross Domestic Product measures the overall market or financial worth of every completed good and service produced within a country's borders in a set period.

Depreciation

The process by which capital assets decrease in value over time due to wear and tear or obsolescence.

Price Level

The mean cost across the full breadth of goods and services currently produced in the economy.