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Frozen-Food Revenue Some of the frozen foods that Joe’s Specialty Foods sells are pesto pizza, spinach ravioli, and macaroni and cheese. The sales distribution for these products is tabulated in matrix A. The retail price (in dollars) for each item is tabulated in matrix B.
- (a) Calculate the product matrix AB.
- (b) What is the total revenue for Monday?
- (c) What is the total revenue from all three days?
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