Afood manufacturer is trying to maximize profit by selling wheat-based cereal (c) and wheat bread(b) with raw wheat (w). the production functions are: cereal: c = 40wc – 1.5wc2 bread: b = 80wb – 2wb2 constraint: wc + wb = 10,000 profit is $1.00 per box of cereal and $0.50 per pack of wheat bread. there are 8,000 units of raw wheat available. how much wheat should go to the cereal? enter as a value.

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.

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Mr. drucker uses a periodic review system to manage the inventory in his dry goods store. he likes to maintain 15 sacks of sugar on his shelves based on the annual demand figure of 225 sacks. it costs $2 to place an order for sugar and costs $1 to hold a sack in inventory for a year. mr. drucker checks inventory one day and notes that he is down to 9 sacks; how much should he order?