A large wood products company is negotiating a contract to sell plywood overseas. The fixed cos of the company which can be allocated to the production of the plywood is nine hundred thousan dollars per month. The variable cost per thousand board feet is $113.50. Price charged will be determined by p=850- (0.06)D per 1000 board feet. a. For this situation, determine the optimal monthly sales volume for this product and calculate th profit (or loss) at the optimal volume. b. What is the range of profitable demand during a month? a. The optimal monthly sales volume for this product is units. (Round to the nearest
A large wood products company is negotiating a contract to sell plywood overseas. The fixed cos of the company which can be allocated to the production of the plywood is nine hundred thousan dollars per month. The variable cost per thousand board feet is $113.50. Price charged will be determined by p=850- (0.06)D per 1000 board feet. a. For this situation, determine the optimal monthly sales volume for this product and calculate th profit (or loss) at the optimal volume. b. What is the range of profitable demand during a month? a. The optimal monthly sales volume for this product is units. (Round to the nearest
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![A large wood products company is negotiating a contract to sell plywood overseas. The fixed cost
of the company which can be allocated to the production of the plywood is nine hundred thousand
dollars per month. The variable cost per thousand board feet is $113.50. Price charged will be
determined by p=850- (0.06)D per 1000 board feet.
a. For this situation, determine the optimal monthly sales volume for this product and calculate the
profit (or loss) at the optimal volume.
b. What is the range of profitable demand during a month?
a. The optimal monthly sales volume for this product is
whole number.)
The profit (or loss) at the optimal volume is S (Round to the nearest dollar.)
units. (Round to the nearest
b. The range of profitable demand during a month is from units to
lower limit and down the upper limit to the nearest whole number.
units. (Round up the](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc099cd14-8e7a-497e-ad22-59566121e7f5%2Fe17ee771-8543-4403-80ea-5c038661ed81%2F888n1g_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A large wood products company is negotiating a contract to sell plywood overseas. The fixed cost
of the company which can be allocated to the production of the plywood is nine hundred thousand
dollars per month. The variable cost per thousand board feet is $113.50. Price charged will be
determined by p=850- (0.06)D per 1000 board feet.
a. For this situation, determine the optimal monthly sales volume for this product and calculate the
profit (or loss) at the optimal volume.
b. What is the range of profitable demand during a month?
a. The optimal monthly sales volume for this product is
whole number.)
The profit (or loss) at the optimal volume is S (Round to the nearest dollar.)
units. (Round to the nearest
b. The range of profitable demand during a month is from units to
lower limit and down the upper limit to the nearest whole number.
units. (Round up the
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