The Logistics/operations Manager of a Mail Order House Purchases Two

question 32

Multiple Choice

The logistics/operations manager of a mail order house purchases two products for resale: king beds (K) and queen beds (Q) . Each king bed costs $500 and requires 100 cubic feet of storage space, and each queen bed costs $300 and requires 90 cubic feet of storage space. The manager has $75,000 to invest in beds this week, and her warehouse has 18,000 cubic feet available for storage. Profit for each king bed is $300 and for each queen bed is $150.
Which of the following is not a feasible purchase combination?

• A)0 king beds and 0 queen beds
• B)0 king beds and 250 queen beds
• C)150 king beds and 0 queen beds
• D)90 king beds and 100 queen beds
• E)0 king beds and 200 queen beds

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