Question

The manager of a retail outlet purchases two products for resale: Product K (K) and Product Q (Q). Each Product K costs $500 and requires 100 cubic feet of storage space, while each Product Q costs $300 and requires 90 cubic feet of storage space. The manager has $75,000 to invest this week, and her warehouse has 18,000 cubic feet available for storage. Profit for each Product K is $300, and for each Product Q is $150. Which is not a feasible purchase plan?

A. 0 Product K and 200 Product Q

B. 0 Product K and 0 Product Q

C. 0 Product K and 250 Product Q

D. 90 Product K and 100 Product Q

E. 150 Product K and 0 Product Q

Answer 1

C. 0 Product K and 250 Product Q

In order to produce 250 Q, the volume will not be sufficient to hold the products.