The logistics/operations manager of a mail order house purchases two products for resale: King Beds (K)and Queen Beds (Q).Each King Bed costs $500 and requires 100 cubic feet of storage space,and each Queen Bed costs $300 and requires 90 cubic feet of storage space.The manager has $75,000 to invest in beds this week,and her warehouse has 18,000 cubic feet available for storage.Profit for each King Bed is $300,and for each Queen Bed is $150.What is the objective function?
A)Z = $150K + $300Q
B)Z = $500K + $300Q
C)Z = $300K + $150Q
D)Z = $300K + $500Q
E)Z = $100K + $90Q

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The objective function represents the total profit, which is $300 for each King Bed (K) and $150 for each Queen Bed (Q), hence Z = $300K + $150Q.

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