If a company's sales mix is 2 units of product A for every 3 units of product B,and the company sells 1000 units in total of both products,only 200 units of product A will be sold.

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Given the sales mix of 2 units of product A for every 3 units of product B, the ratio of A:B is 2:3. For every 5 units sold (2+3), 2 are of product A. If 1000 units are sold in total, the fraction of product A sold is $ \frac{2}{5} $ of 1000, which equals 400 units, not 200.

If a Company's Sales Mix Is 2 Units of Product