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.

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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 70 cents per pound. Four hamburgers can be prepared from each pound of meat. Burgers sell for 70 cents each. Labor, overhead, meat, buns, and condiments cost 60 cents per burger. Demand is normally distributed with a mean of 384 pounds per day and a standard deviation of 29 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 Optimal daily order quantity lb. N Z .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 .0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5000 .5398 .5793 .6179 .6554 .5040 .5438 .5832 .6217 .6591 .5080 .5478 -5871 .6255 .6628 5120 .5517 .5910 .6293 .6664 .5160 .5557 .5948 .6331 .6700 .5199 .5596 .5987 .6368 .6736 .5239 .5636 .6026 .6406 .6772 .5279 .5675 .6064 .6443 .6808 .5319 .5714 .6103 .6480 .6844 .5359 .5753 .6141 .6517 .6879 .7 .8 .9 .6915 .7257 .7580 .7881 .8159 .6950 .7291 .7611 .7910 .8186 .6985 .7324 .7642 .7939 .8212 .7019 .7357 .7673 .7967 .8238 .7054 .7389 .7703 .7995 .8264 .7088 .7422 .7734 .8023 .8289 .7123 .7454 .7764 .8051 .8315 .7157 .7486 .7794 .8078 .8340 .7190 .7517 .7823 .8106 .8365 .7224 .7549 .7852 .8133 .8389 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 .8413 .8643 .8849 .9032 .9192 .8438 .8665 .8869 .9049 .9207 .8461 .8686 .8888 .9066 .9222 .8485 .8708 .8907 .9082 .9236 .8508 .8729 .8925 .9099 .9251 .8531 .8749 .8944 .9115 .9265 .8554 .8770 .8962 .9131 .9279 .8577 .8790 .8980 .9147 .9292 .8599 .8810 .8997 9162 .9306 .8621 .8830 .9015 .9177 .9319 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 .9332 .9452 .9554 .9641 .9713 .9345 .9463 .9564 .9649 .9719 .9357 .9474 .9573 .9656 .9726 .9370 .9484 .9582 .9664 .9732 .9382 .9495 .9591 .9671 .9738 .9394 .9505 .9599 .9678 .9744 .9406 .9515 .9608 .9686 9750 9418 .9525 .9616 .9693 .9756 .9429 .9535 .9625 .9699 .9761 .9441 .9545 .9633 .9706 .9767 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 .9772 .9821 .9861 9893 .9918 .9778 .9826 .9864 .9896 .9920 .9783 .9830 .9868 .9898 .9922 .9788 .9834 .9871 .9901 9925 .9793 .9838 .9875 .9904 .9927 .9798 .9842 .9878 .9906 .9929 .9803 .9846 9881 .9909 .9931 .9808 .9850 .9884 .9911 .9932 .9812 .9854 9887 .9913 .9934 .9817 .9857 .9890 .9916 .9936 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 .9938 .9953 .9965 .9974 .9981 .9940 .9955 .9966 .9975 .9982 .9941 .9956 .9967 .9976 .9982 .9943 .9957 .9968 .9977 .9983 .9945 .9959 .9969 .9977 .9984 .9946 .9960 .9970 .9978 .9984 .9948 .9961 .9971 .9979 .9985 .9949 .9962 .9972 .9979 .9985 .9951 .9963 .9973 .9980 .9986 .9952 .9964 .9974 .9981 .9986

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