Jackie's Creamery sells fudge, cookies, and popcorn to patrons in the local community. The manager at the creamery sold 13,000 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 $14,000.

The managerial accountant at Jackie's Creamery reported the following information:

Which formula should the managerial accountant use to determine the number of boxes of each different snack sold?

A. x + y + z = 13,000

B. x + 2x + 2x = 13,000

C. 3x + 2x + x = 13,000

D. None of the above

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Unit Sales Unit Variable Cost Product Prices $2 Fudge $ 4 $9 Caramels $2 Popcorn $6 %24 %24