A franchise operation that sells frozen custard intends to open one or more new stores in a medium-sized metropolitan area. Three sites are under consideration. Each site has somewhat different projected profit contribution and different supervision requirements. The first site has an estimated daily profit of $200 and a weekly supervision requirement of 48 hours; the second site has a projected profit of $100 per day and a weekly supervision requiremen

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Practical Management Science

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