Assignment #3: Case Problem “Julia’s Food Booth” Complete the “Julia’s Food Booth” case problem on page 109 of the text. Address each of the issues A-D according to the instructions given. (A) Formulate and solve an LP model. Variables: X1=Pizza Slices X2=Hot Dogs X3=BBQ Sandwiches Subject to: $0.75x1+ $0.45x2 + $0.90x3 ≤ $1,500 24x1 + 16x2 +25x3 ≤ 55.296in 2 of oven space X1 ≥ x2 + x3 (change to –x1 + x2 + x3 ≤ 0 for constraint) X2/x3 ≥ 0 Solution: Variable/ Status/ Value X1 / Basic / 1250/ X2 / Basic / 1250/ X3 / NonBasic / 0 / Slack 1/ NonBasic / 0/ Slack 2 / Basic / 5296.0/ Slack 3 / NonBasic / 0/ Slack 4 / Basic / 1250 / Optimal Value (z)/ / 2250 / (B) Evaluate the prospect of borrowing money before the first game. Yes, I do believe Julia would increase her profit if she borrowed money.
Jennifer Combs Dr. David Mercer Nutrition TR 10:30 October 2, 2012 Super Size Me Critique In the documentary Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock, conducted an experiment. In this experiment he forces himself to eat McDonald's for every meal for thirty days. With him doing this, he hopes to show people why America is the fattest country in the world. While doing so he subjects himself to an unhealthy life style, which he isn't used to. With his live in girlfriend being a vegan chef, he is used to eating a very balanced diet.
University of Phoenix Material Understanding Food Labels Worksheet Part A: Analyzing a Food Label Complete the table below by filling in the requested items. Use the food label of your favorite snack to obtain the information needed. |Name of Product |Fudge Mint Cookies | |Serving Size |4 cookies | |Number of servings per |About 10 | |container-package | | | |Amount Per Serving | |Calories |140 | |Fat calories |60 | |Grams of fat |7 | |Amount of unsaturated fat |3 | |Amount of saturated fat |4 | |Amount of trans fat |0 | |Amount of sodium (salt) |120 | |Grams of protein |1 | |Grams of carbohydrates |20 | |Grams of Fiber |1 | Part B: Calculating Calories Complete the equations below by using the information you obtained in Part A tables. Use figure 5.19 of the Visualizing Nutrition textbook as a guidance. Number of calories from proteins: __1__x__4__ = ____4___ 1 gram of protein = 4 calories Number of calories from carbs: __20_x__4__=____80___ 1 gram of carbs = 4 calories Number of calories from fat: ___7_x__9__=____63___ 1 gram of fat = 9 calories If you were to eat the entire
University of Phoenix Material Understanding Food Labels Worksheet Part A: Analyzing a Food Label Complete the table below by filling in the requested items. Use the food label of your favorite snack to obtain the information needed. |Name of Product | | |Serving Size |6 crackers | |Number of servings per |About 9 | |container-package | | | |Amount Per Serving | |Calories |120 | |Fat calories |30 | |Grams of fat |3.5 | |Amount of unsaturated fat |2 | |Amount of saturated fat |0.5 | |Amount of trans fat |0 | |Amount of sodium (salt) |160mg | |Grams of protein |3 | |Grams of carbohydrates |20 | |Grams of Fiber |3 | Part B: Calculating Calories Complete the equations below by using the information you obtained in Part A tables. Use figure 5.19 of the Visualizing Nutrition textbook as a guidance. Number of calories from proteins: __3___x__4___ = __12g______ 1 gram of protein = 4 calories Number of calories from carbs: _20___x__4___=____80g_____ 1 gram of carbs = 4 calories Number of calories from fat: __3.5___x__9___=___31.5_____ 1 gram of fat = 9 calories If you were to eat
Linear Program Model- Julia's Food Booth | | h | p | s | | | | Profit (per item) | $ 1.05 | $ 0.75 | $ 1.35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Usage | | Space Available | Space available in warmers | 16 | 24.5 | 25 | 50625.00 | <= | 55296 | Cost | 0.45 | 0.75 | 0.9 | 1500.00 | <= | 1500 | Demand Constraint 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | >= | 0 | Demand Constraint 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1250.00 | >= | 0 | Units | h | p | s | | | Total | | 1250 | 1250 | 0 | | | $ 2,250.00 | Therefore, Julia would make more money not selling any barbeque sandwiches and selling only hotdogs and pizza. Considering the cost per game, Julia will have to pay $1000 for booth rent and $100 for the warmers resulting in Julia’s profit per game to be $1150. I recommend for Julia to rent the booth for each game. B. Sensitivity Report | Adjustable Cells | Final | Reduced | Objective | Allowable | Allowable | Name | Value | Cost | Coefficient | Increase | Decrease | Pizza | 1250 | 0 | 0.75 | 1 | 1.0000 | Hotdogs | 1250 | 0 | 1.05 | 1E+30 | 0.2727 | Barbeque Sandwiches | 0 | -0.3750 | 1.3500 | 0.3750 | 1E+30 | | | | | | | Constraints | Final | Shadow | Constraint | Allowable | Allowable | Name | Value | Price | R.H. Side | Increase | Decrease | Usage | 50625.00 | 0.00 | 55296 | 1E+30 | 4671 | Cost | 1500.00 | 1.50 | 1500 | 138.4 | 1500 | Demand Constraint 1 | 0.00 | -0.38 | 0 | 2000 | 3333.33 | Demand Constraint 2 | 1250.00 |
Steak Sauce’s competitors, Lawry’s, has chosen to undertake a market-challenger strategy and directly take on A.1. Steak Sauce, the market leader, by running an aggressively priced ad on Memorial Day weekend for its new steak sauce. A.1. Steak Sauce must decide how to deal with the competitive challenge and defend its market share and sales volume that is being attacked. The decision by Lawry’s to launch its new steak sauce so soon is forcing A.1.
My valuable time: * Wash Out / Mix ingredients: 6 minutes + * Spoon: 2 minutes = 8 minutes My roommate valuable time: * Put in the oven, thermostat: 1 min + * Packing: 2 minutes + * Payment: 1 minutes = 4 minutes 3. Because your baking trays can hold exactly one dozen cookies, you will produce and sell cookies by the dozen. Should you give any discount for people who order two dozens cookies, three dozens cookies, or more? If so, how much? Will it take you any longer to fill a two-dozen cookie order than a one-dozen cookie order?
Does that sound familiar? That is right; Jared Fogle is the Subway diet representative that lost 245 pounds by exercise, and eating subs from Subway. Is this possible; are Subway’s sandwiches healthy enough, with the help of exercise for an individual to lose weight? I want to share with you the nutritional information of not only items from Subway’s menu, but from Quizno’s menu as well, so you can determine for yourself if the “Subway Diet” is a diet that will work for you, or if it is a ridiculous notion, brought on to boost Subway’s sales. Subway has 24 different sandwiches on their menu, in Jared Fogles journey; he had three favorite subs, Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki, Veggie Delite, and Turkey Breast.
Drive-throughs are the main concern on why people get fact, every drive through are fatty foods, which a list of them would be Wendy’s, McDonalds, Burger King, etc. My personal favorite would be Wendy’s, which I looked up its nutritional facts, I wasn’t too pleased to find out the numerous amount of calories I’ve been consuming because of the certain meal. I tend to usually eat a Crispy Chicken Deluxe with only mayo, it contains 330 calories, 130 calories from fat, and 670 mg of sodium. My meal also brings French Fries which contain 430 calories, 180 calories from fat, and 370 mg of sodium. A medium Coca-Cola has 200 calories and 56 grams of sugar.
Unlike many other competitors, Wendy’s limited the number of menu items to four main products: hamburgers, chili, French fries, and Wendy’s Frosty Dairy Dessert. Although this limited menu added convenience for customers to choose the food and simplicity to Wendy’s preparation process, Wendy’s had no choice but to abandon its original “limited menu” concept during the late 1970s to respond in a timely manner to customer trends. As the U.S. economy entered a recession, the customer’s increasing demand for low cost fast food restaurants stimulated the continual emergence of new competitors and major competitors