You are purchasing 12 pound average weight whole salmon The yield percentage is 69%.

The As Purchased Price is $4.89 per pound.

You are serving 63 people.

You want to serve a 6 ounce portion.

How many whole fish will you need to buy to have enough fish for the number of portions you need?

The event is a catering event and you have no immediate use for leftover fish and you must consider any fish left over as unusable trim. What is the cost per 5 ounce portion? Round your answer to the nearest whole penny.

In addition to the cost per potion of the fish, the cost of all of the other plate components total $2.29. If you would like to maintain a food cost percentage of 21%, what do you need to charge per plate? Round answer up to nearest whole dollar.