For questions 37-39, please refer to the information and spr…
For questions 37-39, please refer to the information and spreadsheet below. Question 37: What is the Total Cost of Ribs? Helen Lang is the manager at the Prime Rib House restaurant. Her bestselling menu item is the 10-ounce regular cut prime rib. Helen pays $8.97 a pound for the standing rib roasts she uses. When properly trimmed, cooked, and sliced, each 22-pound rib roast she buys will produce 25 regular cut slices weighing 10 ounces each. Tonight, Helen’s production forecast calls for the cooking of two rib roasts. Calculate the portion cost of this item that Helen’s operation would achieve if the following number of 10-ounce portions are actually served from the two cooked roasts. Number of roasts Rib roast weight in lb. Total number of lb. Cost per lb. Total cost of ribs Rib Portions Served Portion Cost 50 48 46 44 42 40