The breakfast bun restaurant expects to serve a 4 oz portion (EP) to 1,000 customers next week. If it buys frozen hash browns in 50 pound cases (AP) and gets a 100% edible yield from this product, how many cases shoul the buyer purchase for next week? a. 5b. 10c. 31d. 80

The correct answer is a. 5.

Explanation:

To start, we must know that 1 pound = 16 oz.

Boxes of 50 pounds X 16 = 800 oz are purchased

If customers are served a 4 oz serving, we must perform the following calculation:

800/4 = 200 servings

Finally, in order to cover the demand of 1000 customers, we divide this amount between the maximum portions per box:

1000/200 = 5 boxes.