MODULE 1: LP & LP APPLICATIONS (QUESTION 8)

8. DETAILS ASWMSCI 15 2.E.037. MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER The New England Cheese Company produces two cheese spreads by blending mild cheddar cheese with extra sharp cheddar cheese. The cheese spreads are packaged in 12-ounce containers, which are then sold to distributors throughout the Northeast. The Regular blend contains 80% mild cheddar and 20% extra sharp, and the Zesty blend contains 60% mild cheddar and 40% extra sharp. This year, a local dairy cooperative offered to provide up to 8,085 pounds of mild cheddar cheese for $1.20 per pound and up to 3,090 pounds of extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.40 per pound. The cost to blend and package the cheese spreads, excluding the cost of the cheese, is $0.20 per container. If each container of Regular is sold for $1.90 and each container of Zesty is sold for $2.30, how many containers of Regular and Zesty should New England Cheese produce? Regular Zesty