Problem 13-39 Burger Prince buys top-grade ground beef for $1.00 per pound. A la
ID: 445567 • Letter: P
Question
Problem 13-39
Burger Prince buys top-grade ground beef for $1.00 per pound. A large sign over the entrance guarantees that the meat is fresh daily. Any leftover meat is sold to the local high school cafeteria for 80 cents per pound. Four hamburgers can be prepared from each pound of meat. Burgers sell for 60 cents each. Labor, overhead, meat, buns, and condiments cost 50 cents per burger. Demand is normally distributed with a mean of 398 pounds per day and a standard deviation of 54 pounds per day. What daily order quantity is optimal? (Hint: Shortage cost must be in dollars per pound.) (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Burger Prince buys top-grade ground beef for $1.00 per pound. A large sign over the entrance guarantees that the meat is fresh daily. Any leftover meat is sold to the local high school cafeteria for 80 cents per pound. Four hamburgers can be prepared from each pound of meat. Burgers sell for 60 cents each. Labor, overhead, meat, buns, and condiments cost 50 cents per burger. Demand is normally distributed with a mean of 398 pounds per day and a standard deviation of 54 pounds per day. What daily order quantity is optimal? (Hint: Shortage cost must be in dollars per pound.) (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Use Table.Explanation / Answer
Burger prince buys @ $1.00 per pound.
School cafeteria 80 cents per pound
4 Hamburgers can be prepared for each pound of meat
Burger sells @ 60 cents costing arise around 50 cents
Normally distributed mean is 398 pounds per day
Standard deviation of 54 pounds per day.
Daily order quantity =Standard deviation/Mean
54/398= 0.1356 is the answer