As the owner of a fast food restaurant with declining sales, your customers are looking for something new and exciting on the menu. Your market research indicates that they want a burger that is loaded with everything as long as it meets certain health requirements. Money is no object to them. Use Excel to answer this question  Requirements:  Must include at least one of each item and no more than six of each item   Must use whole items (no half or partial servings)  Final burger must contain no more than: 3,000 mg of sodium  50 g of fat  3,000 calories  Must keep the servings of ketchup and lettuce the same  Must keep the servings of pickles and tomatoes the same Must use exactly two buns a. What is the most expensive burger you can make that meets these requirements?  b. What are the allocations of each ingredients.

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As the owner of a fast food restaurant with declining sales, your customers are looking for something new and exciting on the menu. Your market research indicates that they want a burger that is loaded with everything as long as it meets certain health requirements. Money is no object to them. Use Excel to answer this question 

Requirements: 

  • Must include at least one of each item and no more than six of each item 
  •  Must use whole items (no half or partial servings) 
    • Final burger must contain no more than:
      • 3,000 mg of sodium 
      • 50 g of fat 
      • 3,000 calories 
    • Must keep the servings of ketchup and lettuce the same 
    • Must keep the servings of pickles and tomatoes the same
    • Must use exactly two buns
      1. a. What is the most expensive burger you can make that meets these requirements? 
      2. b. What are the allocations of each ingredients. 
Item
Sodium (mg)
Fat (g)
Calories
Item Cost ($)
Beef Patty
50
17
220
0.25
Bun
330
9.
260
0.15
Cheese
310
6.
70
0.10
Onions
1
10
0.09
Pickles
260
0.03
Lettuce
3
4
0.04
Ketchup
160
20
0.02
Tomato
9.
0.04
2.
Transcribed Image Text:Item Sodium (mg) Fat (g) Calories Item Cost ($) Beef Patty 50 17 220 0.25 Bun 330 9. 260 0.15 Cheese 310 6. 70 0.10 Onions 1 10 0.09 Pickles 260 0.03 Lettuce 3 4 0.04 Ketchup 160 20 0.02 Tomato 9. 0.04 2.
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