The Production Planner for Fine Coffees, Inc

question 94

Multiple Choice

The production planner for Fine Coffees, Inc., produces two coffee blends: American (A) and British (B) . Two of his resources are constrained: Columbia beans, of which he can get at most 300 pounds (4,800 ounces) per week; and Dominican beans, of which he can get at most 200 pounds (3,200 ounces) per week. Each pound of American blend coffee requires 12 ounces of Colombian beans and 4 ounces of Dominican beans, while a pound of British blend coffee uses 8 ounces of each type of bean. Profits for the American blend are $2.00 per pound, and profits for the British blend are $1.00 per pound. Which of the following is not a feasible production combination?

• A)0 A and 0 B
• B)0 A and 400 B
• C)200 A and 300 B
• D)400 A and 0 B
• E)400 A and 400 B

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Definitions:

Intervention

Actions or strategies implemented to produce a change in a situation or in the behavior of individuals, often within educational or therapeutic contexts.

Changing Criterion Design

A method of graphing behavioral observations used to evaluate a slow and orderly increase or decrease in a student’s performance level by changing the criterion for the student to receive an intervention in a stepwise fashion.

Target Criterion

A specific goal or standard of performance that individuals aim to achieve in an intervention, training program, or behavioral experiment.

Baseline

The initial set of measurements or observations that serve as a starting point for comparison over time.