Your friend, Jim Halpert, needs to figure out the cheapest s…
Your friend, Jim Halpert, needs to figure out the cheapest source of energy to feed his livestock. Please calculate the relative energy value of the following feeds and determine the least expensive option. The alfalfa costs $_______/mcal. Show and label your work on the file upload but just provide a numerical answer here, rounded to the nearest thousandth (3 decimals). Feed Price/unit Lb./unit Mcal/lb. Oats $2.00/bushel 32 lb./bushel 1.32 Corn $3.15/bushel 53 lb./bushel 1.54 Alfalfa $200/ton 2000lb/ton 1.38
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(The next 3 questions go together and use this same information.) In order to settle a heated debate between the Dunder Mifflin Feed Company (A) and the Michael Scott Feed Company, LLC (B), you have been hired to evaluate a feedstuff from each source. Calculate cost per lb. of CP for each of the following feedstuffs to determine which is the cheaper source per unit of CP. (Remember there are 2,000 lbs. in 1 ton.) The price per pound of crude protein is $_____/lb. CP for Feed A. (Show all work and label it in your file upload, but just enter a numerical answer here rounded to the nearest penny. CP content of feed ingredients from competing companies: Feed CP % Price/ton A 44 $654 B 30 $410
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Your friend, Jim Halpert, needs to figure out the cheapest source of energy to feed his livestock. Please calculate the relative energy value of the following feeds and determine the least expensive option. The least expensive option is __________. Feed Price/unit Lb./unit Mcal/lb. Oats $2.00/bushel 32 lb./bushel 1.32 Corn $3.15/bushel 53 lb./bushel 1.54 Alfalfa $200/ton 2000lb/ton 1.38
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