Microbucks Computers Makes Two Computers, the Pomegranate II and the Pomegranate

question 12

Multiple Choice

Microbucks Computers makes two computers, the Pomegranate II and the Pomegranate Classic, at two different factories. The Pom II requires 2 processor chips, 18 memory chips, and 20 vacuum tubes, and the Pom Classic requires 2 processor chips, 6 memory chips, and 50 vacuum tubes. At the beginning of the year, Microbucks has in stock 800 processor chips, 6,000 memory chips, and 13,000 vacuum tubes at the Pom II factory and 400 processor chips, 4,000 memory chips, and 40,000 vacuum tubes at the Pom Classic factory. It manufactures 50 Pom IIs and 50 Pom Classics each month.
Find the company's inventory of parts after 2 months, using matrix operations.

• A) \(\left[ \begin{array} { l l l }
• 600 & 4,200 & 11,000 \\
• 200 & 3,400 & 35,000
• \end{array} \right]\)
• B) \(\left[ \begin{array} { l l l }
• 600 & 4,200 & 11,000 \\
• 200 & 3,500 & 35,000
• \end{array} \right]\)
• C) \(\left[ \begin{array} { l l l }
• 600 & 4,200 & 11,000 \\
• 400 & 3,400 & 35,000
• \end{array} \right]\)
• D) \(\left[ \begin{array} { l l l }
• 600 & 4,400 & 10,900 \\
• 200 & 3,500 & 35,000
• \end{array} \right]\)
• E) \(\left[ \begin{array} { l l l }
• 700 & 4,200 & 11,000 \\
• 200 & 3,400 & 34,900
• \end{array} \right]\)

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Definitions:

Increases Assets

Transactions or events that enhance the economic resources controlled by a business.

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Purchase Order

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