The Production Planner for a Private Label Soft Drink Maker

question 35

Multiple Choice

The production planner for a private label soft drink maker is planning the production of two soft drinks: root beer (R) and sassafras soda (S) .Two resources are constrained:
Production time (T) ,of which she has at most 12 hours per day; and carbonated water (W) ,of which she can get at most 1500 gallons per day.A case of root beer requires 2 minutes of time and 5 gallons of water to produce,while a case of sassafras soda requires 3 minutes of time and 5 gallons of water.Profits for the root beer are $6.00 per case,and profits for the sassafras soda are $4.00 per case.What is the objective function?

• A) Z = $4 R + $6 S
• B) Z = $2 R + $3 S
• C) Z = $6 R + $4 S
• D) Z = $3 R + $2 S
• E) Z = $5 R + $5 S

Understand the characteristics of money market securities.

Appreciate the risks associated with changes in an investment portfolio composition, such as interest rate risk, default risk, and maturity risk.

Grasp the concept of opportunity cost associated with holding cash and how it impacts financial decisions.

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