You have been asked to determine how many roses and lilies should be prepared for july. to maximize your profit, you decide to use the newsvendor model. you know the following information: • the bloom room purchases its flowers in bulk. one carton of roses (enough for 10 bouquets) costs $110, and one carton of lilies (enough for 8 bouquets) costs $104.
• one bouquet of roses is sold for $14.99, and one bouquet of lilies is sold for $18.50.
• these selling prices are for customers from the physical and online stores.
• rose bouquets that are not sold within three days are thrown out.
• lily bouquets that are not sold within three days are sold to grocery stores for $5 per bouquet.