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 = $150 K + $300 Q
B)Z = $500 K + $300 Q
C)Z = $300 K + $150 Q
D)Z = $300 K + $500 Q
E)Z = $100 K + $90 Q

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

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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