Blossom's Flowers purchases roses for sale for Valentine's Day.The roses are purchased for $10 a dozen and are sold for $20 a dozen.Any roses not sold on Valentine's Day can be sold for $5 per dozen.The owner will purchase 1 of 3 amounts of roses for Valentine's Day: 100,200,or 400 dozen roses.The payoff for buying 200 dozen roses and selling 100 dozen roses at the full price is
A)$2,000
B)$1,000
C)$500
D)- $500

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The cost of purchasing 200 dozen roses is $2,000 (200 dozen x $10). Selling 100 dozen at $20 per dozen generates $2,000. The remaining 100 dozen are sold at $5 per dozen, generating $500. Total revenue is $2,500. The payoff is $2,500 - $2,000 = $500.

Blossom's Flowers Purchases Roses for Sale for Valentine's Day