Smash Company Has 5,000 Machine Hours Available Annually to Manufacture

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Smash Company has 5,000 machine hours available annually to manufacture badminton racquets.The following information is available for the two different racquets produced by Smash: $$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Pro } & \\ \hline \text { Unit sales price } & \$ 500 \\\hline \text { Unit variable costs } & \$ 150 \\\hline \text { Annual demand } & 1,900 \text { units } \\\hline \text { Machine time } & \text { 1 hours per unit } \\\hline \text { Mid } & \\ \hline \text { Unit sales price } & \$150\\\hline \text { Unit variable costs } &\$60\\\hline \text { Annual demand } & 4,000 \text { units }\\\hline & \text { 2 hours per unit } \\\hline\end{array}$$ How many units of each racquet should be manufactured for the company to maximize its operating income? (Round your answer to the nearest whole unit.)

• A) 1,900 units of Pro and 350 units of Mid
• B) 1,900 units of Pro and 1,550 units of Mid
• C) 1,900 units of Pro and 4,000 units of Mid
• D) 4,000 units of Mid and 1,550 units of Pro

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Acknowledge the significance of testable predictions in evaluating scientific theories.

Grasp the concept of falsifiability as a criterion for assessing the scientific viability of theories.

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