The production manager for the Whoppy soft drink company is considering the production of two kinds of soft drinks: regular and diet. The company operates one 8-hour shift per day. Therefore, the production time is 480 minutes per day. During the production process, one of the main ingredients, syrup, is limited to maximum production capacity of 675 gallons per day. Production of a regular case requires 2 minutes and 5 gallons of syrup, while production of a diet case needs 4 minutes and 3 gallons of syrup. Profits for regular soft drink are $3.00 per case and profits for diet soft drink are $2.00 per case.
-Which of the following is not a feasible production combination?

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For option C, producing 75 R requires 150 minutes and 375 gallons of syrup, while producing 90 D requires 360 minutes and 270 gallons of syrup. Combined, this exceeds the syrup limit of 675 gallons (totaling 645 gallons, which is within the limit, but the total time of 510 minutes exceeds the daily limit of 480 minutes).

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