The Production Planner for Fine Coffees,Inc

Multiple Choice

The production planner for Fine Coffees,Inc.produces two coffee blends: American (A) and British (B) .Two of his resources are constrained: Columbia beans,of which he can get at most 300 pounds (4,800 ounces) per week; and Dominican beans,of which he can get at most 200 pounds (3,200 ounces) per week.Each pound of American blend coffee requires 12 ounces of Colombian beans and 4 ounces of Dominican beans; while a pound of British blend coffee uses 8 ounces of each type of bean.Profits for the American blend are $2.00 per pound,and profits for the British blend are $1.00 per pound.For the production combination of 0 American and 400 British,which resource is "slack" (not fully used) ?

A) Colombian beans (only)
B) Dominican beans (only)
C) Both Colombian beans and Dominican beans
D) Neither Colombian beans nor Dominican beans
E) Cannot be determined exactly