Maile’s Flower Shop gets a rose delivery once per week for which they pay 67 cents per rose. Roses are sold for $1.27 per bud. By the end of the week, the last week’s roses have wilted to the point that they are unsalable and are discarded. Sales are normally distributed with a mean of 1,403 roses per week and a standard deviation of 94. How many roses should Maile purchase?
Expert Answer
Maile should order
1735.76
roses
The detailed solution is as follows:
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