The owner of Crackers, Inc., produces two kinds of crackers: Deluxe (D) and Classic (C). She has a limited amount of the three ingredients used to produce these crackers available for her next production run: 4,800 ounces of sugar; 9,600 ounces of flour, and 2,000 ounces of salt. A box of Deluxe crackers requires 2 ounces of sugar, 6 ounces of flour, and 1 ounce of salt to produce; while a box of Classic crackers requires 3 ounces of sugar, 8 ounces of flour, and 2 ounces of salt. Profits for a box of Deluxe crackers are $.40; and for a box of Classic crackers, $.50.

For the production combination of 800 boxes of Deluxe and 600 boxes of classic, which resource is slack (not fully used) ?

a. Sugar (only)

b. Flour (only)

c. Salt (only)

d. Sugar and Flour

e. Sugar and Salt

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30 April, 07:26

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Suzan · Answer 1

It's A because if u multiple the ounces and add them together the make less then 4,800