Finite Math Final Project
Finite Math Final Project
Finite Math Final Project
MAT 225
Cindy Naaykens
December 2, 2017
Cindy’s Pies
Cindy’s Pies is a business that creates pies for every season and any occasion. This business
was created to supplement Cindy’s income. Pie selections will consist of traditional deep-dish cream
pies, fruit pies, and meat pies. Pre-paid orders are taken Monday thru Sunday each week. Pies will
be ready for pick up on Wednesday. Business will be by orders only as she will be working out of
her home on a part time basis. Pies will be made from fresh produce when available. Frozen berries
Pies$3.66
Chocolate Cream Apple Chicken
$8 $15 $15
Banana Cream Blueberry Beef
$8 $18 $15
Lemon Meringue Raspberry Pork
$8 $18 $15
Vanilla Cream Mixed berry Turkey
$8 $18 $15
Coconut Custard Strawberry Mincemeat*
$8 $18 $18
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Pie Crust
Item Measurements Cost Extended Cost
3 cups flour 25 lb. flour = 81.2 cups $16.50 – 25lb gold medal $.609
$.203 per cup
1 ¼ cup shortening 4 lb. shortening = 6 cups $6.60- 48 oz. (14c oz.) $1.375
$1.10 per cup
1 tbsp sugar 10 lbs. sugar = 22.7 $5.80 – 10 lb. (58c lb.) .0159
cups $.255 per cup $.0159 per tbsp.
16 tbsp. = 1 cup
2 tsp salt 26 oz. = 130 tsp $.89 – 26 0z (.03 oz.)130 tsp $.0136
.0068 per tsp
½ cup water $0.00 $0
1 egg 1 dozen = 12 $1.98 – dozen large $.165
$.165 each
1 tsp Vinegar 1 gallon = 922 tsp $3.28 – gallon $.0035
$.00355 per tsp
$2.182
Custard
Item Measurements Cost Extended Cost
4 eggs 1/3 doz . $1.98 – dozen large $.66
$.165 each
3 cups milk 1-gallon milk = 17.2 $4 – gallon $.696
cups $.232 per cup
1/2 cup sugar $.255 per cup $.127
½ tsp vanilla 32 oz. imitation vanilla $9.95 – 32 oz. 192 tsp $.0255
$.051 per tsp
One crust $1.091
$2.599
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Pies
Item Measurements Cost Extended Cost
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The pie crust recipe will produce one fruit or meat pie or two cream pies.
needed for meat pies: 1.5 Pounds of meat plus vegetables in gravy except mincemeat which
will be bought premade.
Pie Color Key Price
Chocolate Cream $8
Coconut Custard $8
Apple $15
Mixed Berry $18
Chicken $15
1. Cost/profit/revenue
Because the business is part time and out of her home Cindy has a very low fixed cost of
$40.00 per month. For each pie she makes it cost her $0.60 for the plate and box.
The first week Cindy had orders for 10 pies, 2 Chocolate Cream, 3 Coconut Custard, 3 Apple,
and 2 Chicken.
A. How much revenue did Cindy have in week one?
R(x)=2(8) + 3(8) + 3(15) + 2(15) $115.00
Revenue is the amount received from sales.
Cindy had $115.00 in revenue for her sales in the first week.
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2. Depreciation Function
Cindy needs to purchase an additional oven accommodate the increase in business. The cost
of the new oven will cost $6500. She estimates that the oven will be operational for 8 years
and have a salvage value of $300.
We find the depreciation using the straight-line depreciation formula B= mx + b and the
points (0,6500) (8,300).
B = book value = $6500
X = number of years = 8
Salvage value = $300
300−6500 −6200
Slope = m= = = -$775
8−0 8
A. What is the annual depreciation? The depreciation is equal to the slope or the oven
depreciates at a rate of $775 per year.
B. What is the value of the oven after 4 years?
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The book value after 4 years is found by multiplying the depreciation by the number of years
old the product is. Then subtracting this amount from the book value at the time of purchase.
B= -$775(4) + $6500 = $3400
3. Matrix Algebra (addition, subtraction, and multiplication)
Cindy is anticipating her business will pick up because of the holidays. Making Pies requires
labor-minutes in two categories: preparing the crust and finishing the pie.
Matrix A
Time to prepare
Crust Finishing
Kind of Pie
Chocolate Cream 10 15
Mincemeat 15 15
She already has pre-orders for these pies on two days. These are expected to be a large
percentage of her extra workload.
Marix B
Type of Pie
Tuesday 15 9
How many additional minutes will Cindy need to produce her additional orders?
The solution to this problem can be done entering the data into a matrix and multiplying the
matrix. The order of the multiplication is important to this problem.
The matrix should be set up in the following way
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10 15 10 7
15 15 X 15 9
Matrix A Matrix A
These matrices should be multiplied B X A. Your answer will be: 325 205
375 240
These are the additional minutes Cindy will need to produce the additional Pies.
Chocolate Cream pies - She will need an additional 325 min for the Chocolate Cream crust
and 205 min. for finishing it, for a total of 530 min.
Mincemeat pies - She will need an additional 375 min for making the crust of the mincemeat
and an additional 240 minutes to finish the pies, for a total of 615 min.
4. Compound Interest/annuities
The company would like to set up a sinking fund to cover the cost of a new oven, $6500. It is
anticipated one will be needed in 4 years.
A. How much should be deposited will need to be deposited annually into an account earning
7.5%interest, with the interest compounded monthly?
A = $6500 (value after payment)
n = 4 (number of payments)
i = (.075)periodic interest rate
R = amount each periodic payment
R = Ai
(1+i)n-1
R= (6500) (.075) 487.5
$1453.188
4
(1.075) -1 0.335469141
$1453.19 would need to be put into the sinking fund annually for 4 years at 7.5% to
accumulate the $6500 needed for a new oven.
B. Cindy enjoys making her pies and would like to invest $2000 of her profit per year into an
annuity for 5 years. She has the option of putting her money into an annuity that compounds
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her interest annually at 5% or one that compounds the interest quarterly at 4.75%. What
would the value of each annuity be at the end of the 5 years? Which one should she choose to
yield the better return?
5% annually = $11,051.26 4.75% quarterly = $10240.34
R = .05 R= .0475/4 = .011875
Ay = 2000(1.05)4 = $2431.01 Ay = 2000(1.011875)4 = $2096.71
2000(1.05)3 = $2315.25 2000(1.011875)3 = $2072.10
2000(1.05)2 = $2205.00 2000(1.011875)2 = $2047.78
2000(1.05) = $2100.00 2000(1.011875) = $2023.75
2000(1) = $2000 2000(1) = $2000
Cindy would choose the annuity that paid 5% annually, its value is $810.92 more than the
annuity that pays 4.75% quarterly.
5. Payments/amortization of loans
When Cindy decided to purchase a commercial grade oven she wanted to establish her credit
for the business. The oven she decided on cost $ 6,500. She can borrow $7,000 ($500 for
delivery and installation) for 5 years at %5 interest annually at the credit union, or Jeff offered
to lend her the money and charge her 1.5% compounded quarterly.
A. Which option would cost her the least?
Credit Union Option
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Jeff Option
P = $6500
M = 4 times compounded per yr.
R= .015 annual interest rate
I= .015/4= .00375 interest rate/period
N= 4x5 = 20 periods x term
A = future value $0
An = P(1+r/m)n = $7,005.264 Total amount paid
$6,500.00 Amount Borrowed
$ 505.26 Interest to Jeff
A loan from Jeff would cost her less financially at $505.26
The total interest to the credit union would be $859.78
B. What would the monthly payment to the credit union be? $122.66
C. After 2 years how much will I still owe on the credit union loan?
This comparison shows a loan from the Credit Union at 5% interest compounded annually vs
a 1.5 % quarterly interest loan from Jeff. Financing the oven through Jeff is financially better
for Cindy.
6. Set theory
Cindy was reviewing her orders and notice each day of the week had one pie purchased more
frequently than the others. The following days orders contained:
Set A = {Apple, Chocolate Cream, Mixed Berry}
Set B = {Apple, Chicken, Chocolate Cream. Mixed Berry}
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A. If she was to offer a combination special what pie would she include if she wanted
to promote the pie?
A´ = {Chicken}
B. What pies were common to both days?
A ∩ B ={Apple}
C. If she only took orders on these two days what pies would she sell?
A B = {Apple, Chicken, Chocolate Cream, Mixed Berry}
7. Counting with Ven Diagrams
Over the month Cindy tracked her orders. There were 22 orders for Chocolate Cream pies, 17
orders for Coconut Custard pies, and 12 orders for Chicken pies. 5 orders had both Chocolate
Cream and Coconut Custard. 7 orders were for Chocolate Cream and Chicken. One order was
for Chicken and Coconut Custard. Only one order included all three. 10 orders had none of
the mentioned pies.
46
Chocolate
9 5 10 Coconut Custard
7 1
3
Chicken
10
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9. Probability
A. Cindy’s Pies has, 4 Berry, and 5 Meat pies to choose from. What is the probability a
customer ordering 2 pies will purchase 2 meat pies?
C (4,0) X (5,2) = 10 C (9,2) =36 10/36 = .277
There is a 28% chance the customer will purchase 2 meat pies.
B. Cindy has 12 extra pies for reduced sale 2 are Coconut Custard, the remaining 10 are
Vanilla Cream. What is the probability a customer will select 1 of the Coconut Custard?
2/12 = 1/6 = .166 or a 16.6% chance.
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She has determined to give chances determined by the number of pies purchased. The
following table is posted for the Customers to view:
Over the course of three weeks Cindy had 100 customers. 30 of the customers received one
chance, 50 customers received 2 chances, and 10 customers received 4 chances.
A. What is the average number of tickets a customer received?
1 X 30 + 2 X 50 + 4 X 10 = 30+100+ 40 = 170 = 1.7 tickets per customer
100 100 100
B. What is the probability a customer who received 4 chances won?
P(A) = the number of events 4/100 = .04 or 4% chance
The number of outcomes
C. What is the probability a customer who received 2 chances Won?
P(A) = the number of events 2/100 = .02 or 2% chance
The number of outcomes
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