A firm operates two plants, Plant A and B. Both plants can produce good x and good y. Each plant can produce up to 250 days in a year. For every day plant A can produce either 10 units of good x or 5 units of y. For every day plant B can produce either 5 units of good x or 4 units of y. Case C: How can the firm produce 1250 units of x efficiently? (Or when the firm produces 1250 units of x efficiently, how many units of y does it produce?)

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A firm operates two plants, Plant A and B. Both plants can produce good x and good y. Each plant can produce up to 250 days in a year. For every day plant A can produce either 10 units of good x or 5 units of y. For every day plant B can produce either 5 units of good x or 4 units of y.

Case C: How can the firm produce 1250 units of x efficiently? (Or when the firm produces 1250 units of x efficiently, how many units of y does it produce?)

 

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  1. Quantity of x produced in Plant B
  2. Quantity of y produced in Plant B
  3. Quantity of x produced in Plant A
  4. Quantity of y produced in Plant A
  5. Quantity of y produced by the firm 
  6. Quantity of y produced by the firm
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