The production manager for the coory soft drink company is considering the production of two kinds of soft drinks: regular and diet. two of her limited resources are production time (8 hours = 480 minutes per day) and syrup (1 of the ingredients), limited to 675 gallons per day. to produce a regular case requires 2 minutes and 5 gallons of syrup, while 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. for the production combination of 135 cases of regular and 0 cases of diet soft drink, which resources will not be completely used?

You are thinking of making your mansion more energy efficient by replacing some of the light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, and insulating part or all of your exterior walls. each compact fluorescent light bulb costs $4 and saves you an average of $2 per year in energy costs, and each square foot of wall insulation costs $1 and saves you an average of $0.20 per year in energy costs.† your mansion has 150 light fittings and 3000 sq ft of uninsulated exterior wall. to impress your friends, you would like to spend as much as possible, but save no more than $750 per year in energy costs (you are proud of your large utility bills). how many compact fluorescent light bulbs and how many square feet of insulation should you purchase? how much will you save in energy costs per year? (if an answer does not exist, enter dne.)

In microeconomics, the point at which supply and demand meet is called the blank price

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?