The Editors at Snoozeweek, a News Magazine, Constantly Alter the Proportion

question 22

Multiple Choice

The editors at Snoozeweek, a news magazine, constantly alter the proportion of celebrity photographs and mundane news stories so as to maximize the number of copies sold.A statistical consultant has estimated sales to be S = 1,000C 0.60N 0.60, where C is the number of celebrity photographs and N is column inches of news stories.If the editors only have $8,000 to spend on each edition with celebrity photos costing $200 each and news stories costing $10 per column inch, what should the editors do

• A)Purchase 23 celebrity photos and 340 column inches of news stories.
• B)Purchase 20 celebrity photos and 400 column inches of news stories.
• C)Purchase 25 celebrity photos and 300 column inches of news stories.
• D)Purchase 16 celebrity photos and 480 column inches of news stories.
• E)Purchase 15 celebrity photos and 500 column inches of news stories.

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