Distribution of prewashed shredded lettuce


A distribution of prewashed shredded lettuce is opening a new plant and considering whether to use a mechanized process or manual process to prepare the product. The manual process will have a fixed cost of $43,400 per month and variable cost of $1.80 per 5-pound bag. The mechanized process would have a fixed cost of $84,600 per month and a variable cost of $1.30 per bag. The company expects to sell each bag of shredded lettuce for $2.50. (a) Find the break-even point for each process. (b) What is the monthly profit or loss if the company chooses the manual process and sells 70,000 bags per month?

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