The Production Planner for Fine Coffees,Inc

question 98

Multiple Choice

The production planner for Fine Coffees,Inc.produces two coffee blends: American (A) and British (B) .Two of his resources are constrained:
Colombia 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.What is the Colombian bean constraint?

• A) 1 A + 2 B ≤ 4,800
• B) 12 A + 8 B ≤ 4,800
• C) 2 A + 1 B ≤ 4,800
• D) 8 A + 12 B ≤ 4,800
• E) 4 A + 8 B ≤ 4,800

Assess the legal precedence and interpretative shifts concerning liberty of contract and labor rights.

Understand the concept and application of average and marginal product in economics.

Distinguish between short-run and long-run periods in economics and understand the implications for resource variability.

Evaluate the impact of changing inputs on total, average, and marginal products.

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