Problem 7-37 the new england cheese company produces two cheese spreads by blending mild cheddar cheese with extra sharp cheddar cheese. the cheese spreads are packaged in 12-ounce containers, which are then sold to distributors throughout the northeast. the regular blend contains 80% mild cheddar and 20% extra sharp, and the zesty blend contains 60% mild cheddar and 40% extra sharp. this year, a local dairy co-operative offered to provide up to 8100 pounds of mild cheddar cheese for $1.20 per pound and up to 3000 pounds of extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.40 per pound. the cost to blend and package the cheese spreads, excluding the cost of the cheese, is $0.20 per container. if each container of regular is sold for $1.95 and each container of pesto is sold for $2.20, how many containers of regular and zesty should new england cheese produce

What factors excluding price affect demand

All of the industries and businesses in the country of marksenia are privately owned and sell products at different prices that are not controlled by the government or any other organizational body. consumers in marksenia are free to buy as much of the products as they like from the businesses they want. the country of marksenia has a

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?