Dorothy’s pastries are freshly baked and sold at several spe-cialty shops throughout Perth. When they are a day old, theymust be sold at reduced prices. Daily demand is distributedas follows:Demand Probability50              0.25150            0.50200            0.25Each pastry sells for $1.00 and costs $0.60 to make. Each onenot sold at the end of the day can be sold the next day for$0.30 as day-old merchandise. How many pastries should bebaked each day?

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Dorothy’s pastries are freshly baked and sold at several spe-
cialty shops throughout Perth. When they are a day old, they
must be sold at reduced prices. Daily demand is distributed
as follows:
Demand Probability
50              0.25
150            0.50
200            0.25
Each pastry sells for $1.00 and costs $0.60 to make. Each one
not sold at the end of the day can be sold the next day for
$0.30 as day-old merchandise. How many pastries should be
baked each day?

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