Your Corporation manufactures four products that use the same raw material and production machine.  Your Company is experiencing a shortage of pounds of the raw material.  Information related to the four products are shown below. Products A B C D Selling price $40 $32 $35 $65 Variable cots $34 $22 $27 50 Machine hours per unit 6 8 5 7 Pounds per unit 18 20 28 38 To maximize profit next month, in what order would it be best to schedule production (first to last)? a. A, B, C, D b. A, D, B, C c. B, D, A, C d. D, A, C, B

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Your Corporation manufactures four products that use the same raw material and production machine.  Your Company is experiencing a shortage of pounds of the raw material.  Information related to the four products are shown below.

Products A B C D
Selling price $40 $32 $35 $65
Variable cots $34 $22 $27 50
Machine hours per unit 6 8 5 7
Pounds per unit 18 20 28 38


To maximize profit next month, in what order would it be best to schedule production (first to last)?

a. A, B, C, D
b. A, D, B, C
c. B, D, A, C
d. D, A, C, B
 
 
 
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