Let M be the number of units to make and let B be the number of units to buy.If it costs $2 to make a unit and $3 to buy a unit,and 4000 units are needed,the objective function is
A)Max 2M + 3B.
B)Min 4000 (M + B).
C)Max 8000M + 12,000B.
D)Min 2M + 3B.

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The objective function represents the total cost to satisfy the need for 4000 units, where making a unit costs $2 and buying a unit costs $3. The goal is to minimize this cost, hence "Min 2M + 3B" correctly represents the objective of minimizing the total cost of making and buying the units.

Let M Be the Number of Units to Make and Let