are opening a coffee shop. You estimate the weekly costs of $375 for rent, $2100 for employee costs, and $125 for miscellaneous costs. The ingredients and material cost for each cup of coffee is 0.35 (cents) per cup. 1) Create a cost function for the coffee shop. 2) If the investors estimate that they will be able to sell 1100 cups of coffee per week. How much should they charge per cup to make a profit? Justify

are opening a coffee shop. You estimate the weekly costs of $375 for rent, $2100 for employee costs, and $125 for miscellaneous costs. The ingredients and material cost for each cup of coffee is 0.35 (cents) per cup. 1) Create a cost function for the coffee shop. 2) If the investors estimate that they will be able to sell 1100 cups of coffee per week. How much should they charge per cup to make a profit? Justify

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter3: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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