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IggyPoisson t1_j5rvd0l wrote

Reply to comment by Seabassmax in Costco rotisserie chicken cost effectiveness [OC] by phsource

It's a fixed price per pound with a max price of $5. Hence you get a pair of piecewise linear functions.

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Seabassmax t1_j5rx52n wrote

Thank you! I don't shop at Costco an knew I was missing something obvious but couldn't get my head around it

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crimeo t1_j5s4c92 wrote

Its not fixed, or the blue line would be horizontal across

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st4n13l t1_j5tco63 wrote

You must have missed the part about the price maxing out at $5

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crimeo t1_j5usarj wrote

Just because you contradict yourself in the next half of a sentence doesn't mean the first half is correct. It is not a fixed price per pound.

> Hence you get a pair of piecewise linear functions.

Also known as not a fixed relationship

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