six $12-$ounce cans or three $20-$ounce plastic or glass bottles.

$($Click the icon to view the information on the cold drinks.$)$

The beverage stand can sell all drinks stocked in the display case each morning.

Read the requirements.

The constraining factor is

Nathan's should stock the drink with the highest contribution margin.

Complete the product mix analysis to determine which product would maximize Nathan's profits.

Nathan's Beach Hut

Product Mix Analysis

Data table

The beverage stand sells three types of cold drinks:

ToBe $-$ Cola in $12-$oz$.$ cans for $$1\mathrm{.}45$ per can

Energy Drink in $20-$oz$.$ plastic bottles for $$1\mathrm{.}65$ per bottle

Value $-$ Soda in $20-$oz$.$ glass bottles for $$2\mathrm{.}15$ per bottle

Nathan's Beach Hut pays its suppliers the following:

$$0\mathrm{.}15$ per $12-oz.$ can of tobe $-$ cola

$$0\mathrm{.}30$ per $20-$oz$.$ bottle of energy drink

$$0\mathrm{.}75$ per $20-$oz$.$ bottle of value $-$ soda

Nathan's Beach Hut's monthly fixed expenses include the following: