1. a) Define Mark-up and Margin with example.

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Define Mark-up and Margin with example.
b) Pure Gasoline Company operates two refineries with different production capacities.
Refinery A can produce 4000 gallons per day of Super Unleaded gasoline, 2000 gallons
per day of Regular Unleaded gasoline, and 1000 gallons per day of Diesel Fuel. On the
other hand, Refinery B can produce 1000 gallons per day of Super Unleaded gasoline,
3000 gallons per day of Regular Unleaded gasoline, 4000 gallons per day of Diesel Fuel.
The company has made a contract with an automobile manufacturer to provide exactly
24,000 gallons of Super Unleaded, 42,000 gallons of Regular Unleaded, and 36,000
gallons of Diesel Fuel. Determine the numbers of days the company should operate each
refinery in order to meet the terms of the contract most economically.
Transcribed Image Text:1. а) Define Mark-up and Margin with example. b) Pure Gasoline Company operates two refineries with different production capacities. Refinery A can produce 4000 gallons per day of Super Unleaded gasoline, 2000 gallons per day of Regular Unleaded gasoline, and 1000 gallons per day of Diesel Fuel. On the other hand, Refinery B can produce 1000 gallons per day of Super Unleaded gasoline, 3000 gallons per day of Regular Unleaded gasoline, 4000 gallons per day of Diesel Fuel. The company has made a contract with an automobile manufacturer to provide exactly 24,000 gallons of Super Unleaded, 42,000 gallons of Regular Unleaded, and 36,000 gallons of Diesel Fuel. Determine the numbers of days the company should operate each refinery in order to meet the terms of the contract most economically.
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