An Electronics Firm Produces Two Models of Pocket Calculators: the A-100

question 22

Multiple Choice

An electronics firm produces two models of pocket calculators: the A-100 (A) and the B-200 (B) . Each model uses one circuit board, of which there are only 2,500 available for this week's production. In addition, the company has allocated a maximum of 800 hours of assembly time this week for producing these calculators. Each A-100 requires 15 minutes to produce while each B-200 requires 30 minutes to produce. The firm forecasts that it could sell a maximum of 4,000 of the A-100s this week and a maximum of 1,000 B-200s. Profits for the A-100 are $1.00 each and profits for the B-200 are $4.00 each.
-Which of the following is not a feasible solution?

• A)(A,B)= (0,0)
• B)(A,B)= (0,1000)
• C)(A,B)= (1800,700)
• D)(A,B)= (2500,0)
• E)(A,B)= (100,1600)

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Definitions:

Price Taker

refers to a market participant who does not have the ability to influence prices and must accept the market price as given.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers where no single entity can dictate prices.

Average Revenue

The amount of revenue a company receives per unit of output sold, calculated by dividing total revenue by the quantity of goods or services sold.

Marginal Revenue

Additional income received from selling one more unit of a product or service.