Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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Author: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid
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Chapter 40, Problem 33QLP
Explain why the larger the quantity per package of food products, the lower is the cost per unit weight.
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Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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