THE GRAPHS ARE FOR NUMBER 4 AND 6
1. Shown the chicken pricing at Harold’s Chicken Shack, what is the least expensive way to order 15 wings? Show all work and justify your answer.
2. Give some hypotheses as to why Harold’s Chicken Shack set this pricing scheme.
3. The “blacked out” line was 18 wings for $20.10. Explain why Harold may have taken out this possibility.
4. Design your own pricing scheme. Create a “Menu” with prices, and then write a function that represents your prices for any number of wings. Justify your pricing and explain your function. (NOTE: You MUST be able to write the function created by your pricing scheme.)
5. Represent your function as a graph and explain the pattern made by the graph. Compare your prices to Harold’s Chicken Shack and list some reasons why someone might choose your company over the Chicken Shack. Include a picture of your graph below along with your explanations.
6. The equations for other companies are given below. What to the parts represent? List one reason why someone might choose each company over the others.
7. Describe another situation where you could use these formulas to make better consumer choices.