Jackie's Creamery sells fudge, cookies, and popcorn to patrons in the local community. The manager at the creamery sold 6000 total boxes of merchandise last year. The popcorn outsold fudge by a margin of 2 to 1. The sales of caramels equaled the sales of popcorn. Total fixed costs for Jackie's Creamery total $10,000. The managerial accountant at Jackie's Creamery reported the following information: Product Unit Sales Prices Unit Variable Cost Fudge $8.00 $5.00 Caramels $4.00 $3.00 Popcorn $5.00 $2.00 Which formula should the managerial accountant use to determine the number of boxes of each different snack sold? Question 1 options: 3x + 2x + x = 6000 x + y + z = 6000 x + 2x + 2x = 6000 None of these

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Jackie's Creamery sells fudge, cookies, and popcorn to patrons in the local community. The manager at the creamery sold 6000 total boxes of merchandise last year. The popcorn outsold fudge by a margin of 2 to 1. The sales of caramels equaled the sales of popcorn. Total fixed costs for Jackie's Creamery total $10,000. The managerial accountant at Jackie's Creamery reported the following information:

Product Unit Sales Prices Unit Variable Cost
Fudge $8.00 $5.00
Caramels $4.00 $3.00
Popcorn $5.00 $2.00
Which formula should the managerial accountant use to determine the number of boxes of each different snack sold?
 

Question 1 options:

 
3x + 2x + x = 6000
 
x + y + z = 6000
 
x + 2x + 2x = 6000
 
None of these
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