The Owner of Crackers,Inc

question 81

Multiple Choice

The owner of Crackers,Inc.produces two kinds of crackers: Deluxe (D) and Classic (C) .She has a limited amount of the three ingredients used to produce these crackers available for her next production run: 4,800 ounces of sugar; 9,600 ounces of flour,and 2,000 ounces of salt.A box of Deluxe crackers requires 2 ounces of sugar,6 ounces of flour,and 1 ounce of salt to produce; while a box of Classic crackers requires 3 ounces of sugar,8 ounces of flour,and 2 ounces of salt.Profits for a box of Deluxe crackers are $0.40; and for a box of Classic crackers,$0.50.For the production combination of 800 boxes of Deluxe and 600 boxes of Classic,which resource is slack (not fully used) ?

• A)Sugar (only)
• B)Flour (only)
• C)Salt (only)
• D)Sugar and flour
• E)Sugar and salt

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Definitions:

Wage System

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Labor Movement

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