The Operations Manager for the Blue Moon Brewing Co $\le$ 480
B)2 L + 4 D

question 17

Multiple Choice

The operations manager for the Blue Moon Brewing Co.produces two beers: Lite (L) and Dark (D) .Two of his resources are constrained: production time,which is limited to 8 hours (480 minutes) per day; and malt extract (one of his ingredients) ,of which he can get only 675 gallons each day.To produce a keg of Lite beer requires 2 minutes of time and 5 gallons of malt extract,while each keg of Dark beer needs 4 minutes of time and 3 gallons of malt extract.Profits for Lite beer are $3.00 per keg,and profits for Dark beer are $2.00 per keg.What is the time constraint?

• A)2 L + 3 D \(\le\)480
• B)2 L + 4 D\(\le\) 480
• C)3 L + 2 D \(\le\) 480
• D)4 L + 2 D\(\le\)480
• E)5 L + 3 D \(\le\) 480

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