Cost and food
- AP price of canned tuna fish is $1.99 per can. What is the EP price of canned tuna fish?
- How many level scoops can you get from one quart using a #12 scoop?
- Consider the following recipe:
Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches
Yield: 9 sandwiches
8 lg eggs
1/2 C mayonnaise
1 T fresh dill
18 bread slices
3.5 T butter
You are asked to make 76 sandwiches. To the nearest full tablespoon, how much butter will you need?
- You are cutting 5oz steaks from the larger top sirloin roast. Based on the information below, determine the cost per steak.
Whole Top Sirloin: 5 lbs; $3.49/lb
Trim loss/waste: 1/2 lb
Grind: 3/4 lb; value = $1/lb
- Use the information on the previous question (#4) for this question:
A salesperson offers to sell you pre-cut steaks. The are the same quality grade, size, brand, etc. The price is $1.50 per steak ($4.80/lb). Depending on your point of view, you may or may not want to buy the value-added product from the salesperson.
List and describe one reason for buying the pre-cut steaks and one reason against buying the pre-cut steaks.
