The following information is available for Woodside Furniture Company, which sells two products: There are 200 hours available in the plant and 200 square feet of metal available per operating period.
The constraint equation representing processing time available is
A) 4X + 6Y ≤ 200.
B) 4X + 6Y ≥ 200.
C) 30X + 18Y ≤ 200.
D) 4X + 6Y ≤ 400.

Question

The following information is available for Woodside Furniture Company, which sells two products:  There are 200 hours available in the plant and 200 square feet of metal available per operating period.
The constraint equation representing processing time available is
A) 4X + 6Y ≤ 200. 
B) 4X + 6Y ≥ 200. 
C) 30X + 18Y ≤ 200. 
D) 4X + 6Y ≤ 400.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The constraint equation for processing time available is 4X + 6Y ≤ 200, since X represents the processing time for product 1 and Y represents the processing time for product 2. This equation means that the total processing time required for both products cannot exceed 200 hours, which is the available plant hours per operating period. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer.

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