The Operations Manager for the Blue Moon Brewing Co

question 60

Multiple Choice

The operations manager for the Blue Moon Brewing Co. produces two beers: Lite (L) and Dark (D) . He can only get 675 gallons of malt extract per day for brewing and his brewing hours are limited to 8 hours per day. To produce a keg of Lite beer requires 2 minutes of time and 5 gallons of malt extract. Each keg of Dark beer needs 4 minutes of time and 3 gallons of malt extract. Profits for Lite beer are $3.00 per keg and profits for Dark beer are $2.00 per keg. The brewery's goal is to maximize profits.
What is the daily profit when producing the optimal amounts?

• A) $0.
• B) $240.
• C) $420.
• D) $405.
• E) $505.

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