Production data for the number of hours required per unit for making the Droid and iPhone versions of cell phone components by Bizzer, a high-tech manufacturing firm, is given below. Suppose the plant decides to make the maximum number of iPhone components possible and reach the rest of its capacity by making Droid phones. How many of each type of phone will it make? Monthly Product

A) 375 iPhone units and 625 Droid units
B) 500 iPhone units and 500 Droid units
C) 1000 iPhone units and 1000 Droid units
D) 625 iPhone units and 375 Droid units

Question

Production data for the number of hours required per unit for making the Droid and iPhone versions of cell phone components by Bizzer, a high-tech manufacturing firm, is given below. Suppose the plant decides to make the maximum number of iPhone components possible and reach the rest of its capacity by making Droid phones. How many of each type of phone will it make? Monthly Product

A) 375 iPhone units and 625 Droid units 
B) 500 iPhone units and 500 Droid units 
C) 1000 iPhone units and 1000 Droid units 
D) 625 iPhone units and 375 Droid units

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

D) The plant can manufacture a maximum of 1000 units. Since each iPhone unit takes 8 hours to design, the plant can make 5000 ÷ 8 = 625 iPhone units. The plant fills out the rest of its capacity with Droid phones: 1000 total units - 625 iPhone units = 375 Droid units.

Production Data for the Number of Hours Required Per Unit