Keego Enterprises Manufactures Two Products, Boat Wax and Car Wax

Multiple Choice

Keego Enterprises manufactures two products, boat wax and car wax, in two departments, Mixing and Packaging. The Mixing Department has 800 hours per month available while the Packaging Department has 1,200 hours per month available. Production of the two products cannot exceed 36,000 pounds. Data on the two products follow:The Mixing Department (M) constraint for the Keego linear program would be (where B and C are expressed in 100-pound units of output) :

A) 2.4M + 6P ≤ 36,000.
B) 5B + 2.4C ≥ 800.
C) 5B + 2.4C ≤ 800.
D) 5B + 2.4C = 800.
E) 7.4M + 9.6P ≤ 36,000.