A Package Delivery Service Currently Has 12 Vans and 16

question 79

Multiple Choice

A package delivery service currently has 12 vans and 16 employees.Vans cost $400 per week and employees earn $300 per week.The last van added 480 packages delivered to total output,while the last employee added 450 packages.The firm

• A)is making the correct decision because the dollar expenditure ($4800)is equal for vans and employees.
• B)should use more vans and fewer employees because the last van added 480 packages while the last employee only added 450 packages.
• C)should use fewer vans and more employees because the last dollar spent on vans yielded 1.2 additional packages delivered,while the last dollar spent on employees yielded 1.5 packages delivered.
• D)could deliver more packages for the same budget by using fewer vans and more employees.
• E)both c and d

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