Franz Beckmann is selling sausages at the local soccergames in Pullach. History has shown that in average 190 are sold,with a standard deviation of 34. He purchases the sausages for$0.25 and sells them for $2 each. Sausages not sold will be given away for free to the players. How many sausages should he pur-chase in order to maximize profit?

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Franz Beckmann is selling sausages at the local soccer
games in Pullach. History has shown that in average 190 are sold,
with a standard deviation of 34. He purchases the sausages for
$0.25 and sells them for $2 each. Sausages not sold will be given

away for free to the players. How many sausages should he pur-
chase in order to maximize profit?

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