Pat had 600 feeder pigs weighing 64 pounds that she finished in 122 days weighing 255 pounds. She had 1.6 percent loss. She fed 588 pounds of feed per feeder over 122 days. The feed averaged $275.50 per ton. On the day of sales the price dropped $0.05 per cwt.
a. What was the feed gain ratio?
b. How many tons of feed were fed the feeders over 122 days?
(Note: Do not forget the loss.)
c. About how much did she lose by not selling the day before?
a. 3 to 1
b. 173 tons
c. $75.23
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