Your restaurant serves 50 bowls of French onion soup daily and each serving has 9 ounces of edible portion of onion per portion. Assuming the Yield Percentage on the Whole Onions is 74%, the AP Price for Whole Onions is $2.00 per lb, and the AP Price for Sliced Onions is $4.00 per lb., please answer the questions below.
Answer the following by showing your math:
1. How many pounds of sliced onions will be required to make 50 bowls of soup?
2. How many pounds of As Purchased (AP) whole onions would you need to purchase to ensure you have enough Edible Portion (EP) sliced onions for the recipe?
3. What is the Edible Portion Price per Pound for both types of onions?
A. Whole:
B. PreSliced:
4. Using the Edible Portion Price you calculated in question three, what is the cost for 50 bowls of soup for both types of onions?
A. Whole:
B. PreSliced: