(Solved): You are working for a company that is planning to start manufacturing organic, hormone-free bratwur ...

You are working for a company that is planning to start manufacturing organic, hormone-free bratwursts for grilling. Each $$1.5$$ pound package will contain 6 brats, each of which are $$3\mathrm{cm}$$ in diameter. The sheets of material out of which the organic, hormone-free casings for these $$\mathrm{cost}7$$ cents a square foot. Estimate how much they will need to spend on casings to manufacture $$1200\mathrm{lbs}$$. of sausage. (1 pound is 16 ounces. One ounce is $$28.35$$ grams. One inch $$=2.54\mathrm{cm}$$.)