The restaurant you work at orders 5 cases (750mL bottles) of wine at the beginning of the week. There are 12 bottles in each case. They paid $417 for the 5 cases. At the end of the week, there are 18 bottles left.  Answer the following questions: 1.  What percent of the cases were sold? % 2.  If each bottle sold for $29.00, what is the Beverage Cost Percent? % 3a.  If we decided to sell the remaining bottles by the glass, how many glasses could be poured if each glass held 6 oz.? glasses 3b.  If you desired a 15% Beverage Cost Percent, then how much should you charge for a glass of wine? $

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The restaurant you work at orders 5 cases (750mL bottles) of wine at the beginning of the week. There are 12 bottles in each case. They paid $417 for the 5 cases. At the end of the week, there are 18 bottles left. 

Answer the following questions:

1.  What percent of the cases were sold? %

2.  If each bottle sold for $29.00, what is the Beverage Cost Percent? %

3a.  If we decided to sell the remaining bottles by the glass, how many glasses could be poured if each glass held 6 oz.? glasses

3b.  If you desired a 15% Beverage Cost Percent, then how much should you charge for a glass of wine? $

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