Jessica has an inventory of 100 six-pound trays and 80 ten-pound trays. Although she appears to have enough capacity in her trays, she would like to plan her orders so that the amount of excess lasagna is kept to a minimum.

(b)How many six-pound trays and ten-pound trays should Jessica use for each of the orders?

 

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Catering Logistics Jessica's Catering Service bakes and delivers lasagnas to parties and group meetings. In a typical week, Jessica has around 40 orders. Each order involves a specific amount of the required lasagna in pounds. A small group would need about 20 pounds, whereas a large group would need almost triple that amount. The following table shows the different customer orders that have come in this week, grouped into eight categories by weight. Job type Weight (pounds) Number 1 20 10 2 25 5 3 30 4 4 35 7 5 40 3 6 45 9 7 50 2 8 55 1 Catering Logistics Jessica's Catering Service bakes and delivers lasagnas to parties and group meetings. In a typical week, Jessica has around 40 orders. Each order involves a specific amount of the required lasagna in pounds. A small group would need about 20 pounds, whereas a large group would need almost triple that amount. The following table shows the different customer orders that have come in this week, grouped into eight categories by weight. Job type Weight (pounds) Number 1 20 10 2 25 5 3 30 4 4 35 7 5 40 3 6 45 9 7 50 2 8 55 1

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ANSWER First lets calculate the number of trays needed for each order Order 1 20 pounds 206 333 ... View the full answer