Belsky Manufacturing Makes Three Models of Fans, Identified by the Unimaginative

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Essay

Belsky Manufacturing makes three models of fans, identified by the unimaginative names of A, B, and C. The fans are made out of nuts, bolts, wire, blades, and motors. The current inventory levels and parts list for each type of fan is shown in the table.

Fan A sells for $18, Fan B sells for $25, and Fan C sells for $30.
Milo Belsky decided to arrive at an optimal production quantity using linear programming. His initial solution was to produce 50 Fan As and 21.4 Fan Cs for a profit of $1,542.86.
Determine what his inventory would be.
Charlie Belsky made an important change to the model and ran the linear programming software again, His solution was to produce 50 Fan As, -150 Fan Bs, and 150 Fan Cs for a profit of $1,650 units. What change did he make to the model and what would the ending inventory be if they were to produce according to this plan? What are the practical implications of this solution?

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Definitions:

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital, a calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately weighted, used to determine the rate of return a company must earn on its existing assets to satisfy its creditors, owners, and other providers of capital.

Low Risk Projects

Investments or projects that are considered to have a lower probability of resulting in a financial loss.

Investor Risk Aversion

The tendency of investors to prefer lower-risk investments to avoid potential losses.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital, a calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately weighted.