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Problem
5 On
the Farm Ellsworth is the cheese curd capital of the
U.S. If the Ellsworth Creamery sells
100 bags of cheese curds a week and each bag costs $2.75. How much money would the creamery make on
cheese curd sales in 3 months? Solution: $2.75 $275 x100
x13 weeks $275
per week
$3,575 Answer |
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Problem 6 Dairy
Farm Ken works at a dairy farm outside of
town. The owner of the farm milks 50
cows whose average production is 40 lbs. per day. If the price of milk is currently $10.00 per 100 lb how much
money would the farmer make selling milk each week? Solution: 50 Cows 2000
140 x40 lb/day
x7 100/14,000 2000 lb/Day 14,000 lb/wk 140 x$10/100
$1,400 per week (answer) |
How much more would he make if the price of
milk had remained at the 1973, level of $13/100 lb? Solution: 140
$1,820 x$13
-1,400/week $1,820 $420/week more |
