Questions from Management Science


Q: The Willow Furniture Company produces tables. The fixed monthly cost of

The Willow Furniture Company produces tables. The fixed monthly cost of production is $8,000, and the variable cost per table is $65. The tables sell for $180 apiece. a. For a monthly volume of 300 ta...

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Q: As a result of a recently passed bill, a congressman’s district

As a result of a recently passed bill, a congressman’s district has been allocated $4 million for programs and projects. It is up to the congressman to decide how to distribute the m...

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Q: Anna Broderick is the dietitian for the State University football team,

Anna Broderick is the dietitian for the State University football team, and she is attempting to determine a nutritious lunch menu for the team. She has set the following nutritional guidelines for ea...

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Q: The Midland Tool Shop has four heavy presses it uses to stamp

The Midland Tool Shop has four heavy presses it uses to stamp out prefabricated metal covers and housings for electronic consumer products. All four presses operate differently and are of different si...

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Q: A fast food restaurant in Dubai needs white and dark meat to

A fast food restaurant in Dubai needs white and dark meat to produce patties and burgers. Cost of a kg of white meat is AED10 and dark meat is AED7. Patties must contain exactly 60% white meat and 40%...

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Q: Ampco is a manufacturing company that has a contract to supply a

Ampco is a manufacturing company that has a contract to supply a customer with parts from April through September. However, Ampco does not have enough storage space to store the parts during this peri...

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Q: In the diet example in this chapter, what would be the

In the diet example in this chapter, what would be the effect on the optimal solution of increasing the minimum calorie requirement for the breakfast to 500 calories? To 600 calories? Increase the bre...

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Q: Brooks City has three consolidated high schools, each with a capacity

Brooks City has three consolidated high schools, each with a capacity of 1,200 students. The school board has partitioned the city into five busing districts—north, south, east, west...

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Q: The head of the Department of Business Analytics at Tech is determining

The head of the Department of Business Analytics at Tech is determining faculty teaching schedules for the department’s 10 faculty members for next semester. There are 20 course sect...

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Q: The Southfork Feed Company makes a feed mix from four ingredients—

The Southfork Feed Company makes a feed mix from four ingredients—oats, corn, soybeans, and a vitamin supplement. The company has 300 pounds of oats, 400 pounds of corn, 200 pounds of soybeans, and 10...

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