Question

A salmon farm has seen its sales decrease by an average of 4 percent per year from a high of 15 million pounds in 2007. During the same period, it has increased its prices by an average of 6 percent per year from $1.50 per pound in 2007.

Answer 1

A. Determine how many pounds of salmon the farm sold in 2009. Then calculate the difference between dollars earned from sales in 2009 and dollars earned from sales in 2007. Round your figures to the nearest cent.
I got $1.69 per pound

Answer 2

B. Calculate the minimum number of pounds of salmon the farm would need to sell at 2007 prices to match its 2009 earnings. Round your answer to the nearest pound. Explain how government subsidies could help the farm become more profitable.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

I need help with b through d

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

If the 2007 amount of fish is 15,000,000 pounds, then decreasing 4% per year the 2009 amount would be 13,824,000
In part B it asks to calculate the 2009 figure but isn't that figure already determined by the wording of the problem?
That's a strangely worded problem.

Answer 9

I already know the pounds for 2009. I

Answer 10

but I am having trouble with b

Answer 11

I think it is asking how many pounds that will have to be sold in 2007 to reach the price of 2009

Answer 12

Well, that's as far as I can go. Guess you'll need someone else to help.
Good luck :-)

Answer 13

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Answer 14

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Answer 15

Part A.

Sales:
2007 15,000,000 lb
2008 15,000,000 lb(0.96) = 14,400,000 lb
2009 14,400,000 lb(0.96) = 13,824,000 lb

Price:
2007 $1.50/lb
2008 $1.50/lb * 1.06 = $1.59/lb
2009 $1.59/lb * 1.06 = $1.69/lb

Dollars earned in 2007: 15,000,000 lb * $1.50/lb = $22,500,000
Dollars earned in 2009: 13,824,000 lb * $1.69/lb = $23,362,560

Difference: $23,362,560 - $22,500,000 = $862,560

Answer 16

Part B.
$23,362,560/(1.50/lb) = 15,575,040 lb

Answer 17

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