Scenario 16.7 - Commencement

Multiple Choice

Scenario 16.7 - Commencement
Every year at commencement,the president hands out diploma covers to joyous students that cross the front of the auditorium to accept the cover and a hearty handshake.Commencement exercises have averaged 850 students with a standard deviation of 70 the last several years.The bookstore can provide a box of 144 diploma covers for $2,000 but is unwilling to break bulk.Any additional diploma covers must be purchased on the black market at $15 each.
-Use Scenario 16.7 to answer the following.If the university orders the optimal number of boxes of diploma covers from the bookstore,how many additional covers must they obtain from the black market?

A) 81
B) 87
C) 90
D) 94