Quality dog food requires a necessary amount of protein to promote healthy functions.   The industry standard requires at least 25% protein in the food to be considered "high quality".    The local humane society had a large quantiy of two brands of dog food donated recently. Brand A dog food contains 27% protein and Brand B contains 21% protein. Each week the humane society need to create a 205 lb mixture of food to feed the shelter dogs. How much of each brand should they mix together to create a high-quality mixture consisting of 25% protein?

Determine how various attributes impact the purchase of a car. There are four attributes, each with three levels. • Brand: Ford = 0, Chrysler = 1, GM =2 • MPG: 15 MPG = 0, 20 MPG = 1, 25 MPG = 2 Horsepower (HP): 100 HP = 0, 150 HP = 1, 200 HP = 2 • Price: $18,000 = 0, $21,000 = 1, $24,000 = 2 The nine product profiles ranked below were evaluated by a consumer: (note - the table should be reproduced using the dummy variables) |(F, C, GM) |(15, 20, 25) |(100,150, 200) (18000, 21000, 24000) Trial Brand MPG Power Price Rank 4 2 1 1 2 7 2 1. 3 4 1. 1. 1. 2 1 9. 7 2. 2 8 8. 2 1 5 9 1 1 Q27. For this market segment, rank the product attributes from most important to least important. Price > MPG = HP > Brand O Price > MPG > HP > Brand O MPG = Price > HP > Brand MPG > HP > Price > Brand 2. 1. 2. 56

A storage area has space for 20,000 parts. Currently 15,000 parts are stored there. How many percent of the storage area’s capacity is currently in use?

TJ, Inc. makes three nut mixes for sale to grocery chains located in the Southeast. The three mixes, referred to as the Regular Mix, the Deluxe Mix, and the Holiday Mix, are made by mixing different percentages of five types of nuts. In preparation for the fall season, TJ, Inc. just purchased the following shipments of nuts at the prices shown: Type of Nut Shipment Amount (pounds) Cost per Shipment ($) Almond 6,100 7,500 Brazil 7,400 7,025 Filbert 7,400 6,750 Pecan 6,000 7,100 Walnut 7,400 7,875 The Regular Mix consists of 15% almonds, 25% Brazil nuts, 25% filberts, 10% pecans, and 25% walnuts. The Deluxe Mix consists of 20% of each type of nut, and the Holiday Mix consists of 25% almonds, 15% Brazil nuts, 15% filberts, 25% pecans, and 20% walnuts.   An accountant at TJ, Inc. analyzed the cost of packaging materials, sales price per pound, and so forth, and determined that the profit contribution per pound is $1.70 for the Regular Mix, $2.05 for the Deluxe Mix, and…