How Many Units Must Plant A Produce to Stay Within Budget?

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The discussion centers on a cost optimization problem for a company manufacturing 5,000 units across two plants, A and B. Plant A has a unit cost of $2.50 and fixed costs of $6,000, while Plant B has a unit cost of $3.00 and fixed costs of $8,000. The total budget for production is capped at $28,000. The objective is to determine the minimum number of units that must be produced at Plant A to stay within this budget.

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Homework Statement



A company will manufacture a total of 5000 units of its product at plants A and B. At plan A the unit cost for labor and material combined is 2.50 $, while at plant B it is 3.00 $. The fixed costs at plant A are 6000 $ and at plant B they are 8000 $. Between the two plants the company has decided to allot no more than 28,000 $ for total costs. What is the minimum number of units that must be produced at plant A ?





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I want to confirm my steps if it's right ,,,,

A = # units produced at plant A
B = # units produced at plant B

A + B = 5000
B = 5000 - A

Cost for plant A: 2.50A + 6000
Cost for plant B: 3.00B + 8000

(2.5A + 6000) + (3.0B + 8000) = 28000
 
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You already know that B = 5000 - A. Replace this value in the last equation.
 
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i forgot to say it ,,, i
 

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