Which of the following is the least profitable investment for a candy shop that earns $1 profit per pound of candy?

a. Worker at $10 per hour, producing eight pounds of candy per hour

b. Worker at $12 per hour, producing 16 pounds of candy per hour

c. Machine with $5 per hour operating cost, producing 10 pounds of candy per hour

d. Machine with $8 per hour operating cost, producing 14 pounds of candy per hour

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Rocco Frost

2 February, 19:47

Which of the following is the least profitable investment for a candy shop that earns $1 profit per pound of candy?

a. Worker at $10 per hour, producing eight pounds of candy per hour

b. Worker at $12 per hour, producing 16 pounds of candy per hour

c. Machine with $5 per hour operating cost, producing 10 pounds of candy per hour

d. Machine with $8 per hour operating cost, producing 14 pounds of candy per hour

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Rolando Pineda · Answer 1

the $5 per hour machine. For every dollar spent you get 2 dollars worth of candy per hour. Every other way you get less profit per dollar spent than that.