A Company Will Be Able to Obtain a Quantity Discount

question 102

Multiple Choice

A company will be able to obtain a quantity discount on component parts for its three products, X₁, X₂ and X₃ if it produces beyond certain limits. To get the X₁ discount it must produce more than 50 X₁'s. It must produce more than 60 X₂'s for the X₂ discount and 70 X₃'s for the X₃ discount. How many decision variables are required in the formulation of this problem?

• A) 3
• B) 6
• C) 9
• D) 12

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Definitions:

Comparative Advantage

An economic principle stating that countries or entities gain and benefit from trade when they specialize in producing goods for which they have a lower opportunity cost than their trading partners.

Production

The process of combining various material inputs and immaterial inputs (plans, know-how) in order to make something for consumption (the output).

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive in the market.

Consumer Surplus

The gap between the price consumers are ready to offer for a good or service and the effective amount they spend on it.