Atlas Inc.produces product A and product B.Each product must go through two processes.Each A produced requires two hours in process 1 and five hours in process 2.Each B produced requires six hours in process 1 and three hours in process 2.There are 80 hours of capacity available each week in each process.Each A produced generates $6.00 in profit for the company.Each B produced generates $9.00 in profit for the company.If the company produces 6 units of A and 9 units of B the amount of slack (in hours)for process 1 is
A)0 hours.
B)14 hours.
C)66 hours.
D)80 hours.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

For 6 units of A, process 1 needs 6 x 2 = 12 hours.
For 9 units of B, process 1 needs 9 x 6 = 54 hours.
Total process 1 hours used = 12 + 54 = 66 hours.
Total process 1 hours available = 80 hours.
Therefore, slack in process 1 = 80 - 66 = 14 hours. 
The best choice is B.

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