In a Bakery for a Given Amount of Croissant Production

question 148

Multiple Choice

In a bakery for a given amount of croissant production, an additional pastry worker produces 100 additional croissants, and one extra mixing machine produces 50 extra croissants.Each pastry worker costs $30 to hire, and a mixing machine costs $10 per unit.The bakery owner should

• A)produce fewer croissants.
• B)hire an additional pastry worker.
• C)purchase an additional mixing machine and use one less pastry worker.
• D)hire an additional pastry worker and sell a mixing machine.

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