The imperial flack jacket company currently ships all products out of two factories (a and b) to two government warehouses. because of increasing demand, another factory will have to be built. the company has two possible locations in mind (c or d) and is currently trying to choose between them using the linear programming (lp) transportation method. data on monthly shipping and receiving volumes and per‑unit shipping costs are: factory warehouse 1 warehouse 2 production capacity existing a $2.80 $3.45 2,000 existing b $2.50 $4.10 3,500 proposed c $3.25 $3.10 4,000 proposed d $2.95 $3.55 4,000 min. demand 5,000 4,000 how many decision variables are involved in either lp formulation (i. e., with using either proposed location c or d excluding the non-negativity constraint)?

Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall

How do communism and socialism differ in terms of the role that government plays in the economy ?

Bakery has bought 250 pounds of muffin dough. they want to make waffles or muffins in half-dozen packs out of it. half a dozen of muffins requires 1 lb of dough and a pack of waffles uses 3/4 lb of dough. it take bakers 6 minutes to make a half-dozen of waffles and 3 minutes to make a half-dozen of muffins. their profit will be $1.50 on each pack of waffles and $2.00 on each pack of muffins. how many of each should they make to maximize profit, if they have just 20 hours to do everything?