Prudence Corporation Manufactures Two Products: X and Y Which of the Following Is Prudence's Objective Function?
A) Maximize

question 39

Multiple Choice

Prudence Corporation manufactures two products: X and Y. The company has 4,000 hours of machine time available and can sell no more than 800 units of product X. Other pertinent data follow. $\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Product X }&\text { Product Y }\\\text { Selling price } & \$ 8.00 & \$ 19.00 \\\text { Variable cost } & 3.00 & 5.00 \\\text { Fixed cost } & 3.50 & 6.25 \\\text { Machine time per unit } & 2 \text { hours } & 3 \text { hours }\end{array}$ Which of the following is Prudence's objective function?

• A) Maximize Z = 2X + 3Y.
• B) Maximize Z = 8X + 19Y.
• C) Maximize Z = 5X + 14Y.
• D) Maximize Z = 1.50X + 7.75Y.
• E) Minimize Z = 6.50X + 11.25Y.

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