Based on the following data, would you recommend buying or renting? Rental Costs Buying Costs Annual rent $ 7,380 Annual mortgage payments $ 9,800 ($9,575 is interest) Insurance $ 145 Property taxes $ 1,780 Security deposit $ 650 Down payment/closing costs $ 4,500 Growth in equity $ 225 Insurance/maintenance $ 1,050 Estimated annual appreciation $ 1,700 Assume an after-tax savings interest rate of 6 percent and a tax rate of 28 percent. Assume this individual has other tax deductions that exceed the standard deduction amount.

Acompany manufactures x units of product a and y units of product b, on two machines, i and ii. it has been determined that the company will realize a profit of $3 on each unit of product a and $4 on each unit of product b. to manufacture a unit of product a requires 7 min on machine i and 5 min on machine ii. to manufacture a unit of product b requires 8 min on mchine i and 5 min on machine ii. there are 175 min available on machine i and 125 min available on machine ii in each work shift. how many units of a product should be produced in each shift to maximize the company's profit p?