Brian Goetz
-Bay de Noc Community College
> Perhaps the potato salad problem is not realistic but the problem of
> dehydration certainly is. Pricing of produce per pound is done to provide a
> profit margin that will account for spoilage and for loss of water
> weight. This is a particularly significant problem for oranges which are
> normally not kept in the "shower" section of the produce department. What
> I have heard is that most produce managers have a chart that they use to
> calculate the retail price depending on a number of factors for their
> individual store but I haven't had a chance yet to verify that or find
> the chart and figure out the math underneath it.
>
> --Laura
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> Laura Bracken Petersen petersen@lcsc.edu
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> Division of Natural Sciences PHONE 208-799-2484
> Lewis-Clark State College FAX 208-799-2064
> 500 8th Avenue
> Lewiston ID 83501-2698 USA
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