Hilltop Coffee manufactures a coffee product by blending thr

Hilltop Coffee manufactures a coffee product by blending three types of coffee beans. The table shows aroma rating per pound (per 16 ounces), the amount used (in ounces) of each bean to make one pound (16 ounces) of the coffee blend, and the cost per ounce of each bean.

Bean

Aroma

Rating

Ounces used

in Blend

Cost

Per ounce

1

75

5

$0.04

2

85

7

$0.07

3

60

4

$0.03

What is the average aroma rating per ounce of this coffee blend? A. 73.3 B. 75.6 C. 13.8 D. 36.7 and how much will it cost the company to blend one pound (16 ounces) of this coffee product? A. $12.96 B. $2.24 C. $0.81 D. $0.14

Solution

A) AVERAGE RATING = (75+85+60) /3 = 220/3 = 73.3 HENCE OPTION A IS CORECT

B) COST OF COFFEE = 5*0.04+7*0.07+4*0.03 = 0.81 HENCE OPTION C IS CORRECT