You manage two chocolate factories. Using only these two factories, you must produce exactly 420 kgs of chocolate daily at lowest possible cost. Mathematically, you have: Q1 = Quantity produced at Chocolate Factory #1 Q2 = Quantity produced at Chocolate Factory #2 Daily total overall production: Q1 – Q2 = 420 At present, each factory produces half the overall requirement. This means that Q1 = 210, Q2 = 210   a) At present what is the outy produced factory # 01?   b)  At present the total cost of production of Factory is : TC1(Q) = TC₁(210) = $980.75

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You manage two chocolate factories. Using only these two factories, you must produce exactly 420 kgs of chocolate daily at lowest possible cost. Mathematically, you have:

Q1 = Quantity produced at Chocolate Factory #1

Q2 = Quantity produced at Chocolate Factory #2

Daily total overall production:

Q1 – Q2 = 420

At present, each factory produces half the overall requirement. This means that

Q1 = 210, Q2 = 210

 

a) At present what is the outy produced factory # 01?

 

b)  At present the total cost of production of Factory is :

TC1(Q) = TC₁(210) = $980.75

What is the total cost of production (in dollars) of Factory #2

TC2(Q) = TC2(210) = $____________

 

c) When each factory produces 210 kiograms, the average cost of production in Factory 1 is: AC1(210) = 4.67

What is the average cost in Factory 2

AC2(210) = $__________

 

Factory #2 Cost Data
Factory #2 has instead the following, different,
total daily cost function:
TC2(Q2) = P0 · (Q2)² + · (Q2) + 480
120
In decimal form, the same total cost function of
Factory #2 is:
TC2(Q2) = 0.00833 · (Q2)² + 1.075 · (Q2) + 480
The marginal cost function of Factory #2 can be
derived to be:
MC2(Q2) = Q2+
43
40
In decimal form, the same marginal cost function
of Factory #2 is:
MC2(Q2) = 0.01667 · Q2 +1.075
In all functions, Q represents kilograms of
chocolate produced daily.
Transcribed Image Text:Factory #2 Cost Data Factory #2 has instead the following, different, total daily cost function: TC2(Q2) = P0 · (Q2)² + · (Q2) + 480 120 In decimal form, the same total cost function of Factory #2 is: TC2(Q2) = 0.00833 · (Q2)² + 1.075 · (Q2) + 480 The marginal cost function of Factory #2 can be derived to be: MC2(Q2) = Q2+ 43 40 In decimal form, the same marginal cost function of Factory #2 is: MC2(Q2) = 0.01667 · Q2 +1.075 In all functions, Q represents kilograms of chocolate produced daily.
Factory #1 Cost Data
Factory #1 has the following daily total cost
function:
TC:(Q1) = (Q1)² + } · (Q1) + 20
48
In decimal form, the same total cost function is:
TC(Q1) = 0.02083 - (Q1)? + 0.2 · (Q1) + 20
The marginal cost function of Factory #1 can be
derived to be:
MC(Q1) = Q1 +
2
48
In decimal form, the same marginal cost function
of Factory #1 is:
MC1(Q1) = 0.04167 · Q1 +0.2
Transcribed Image Text:Factory #1 Cost Data Factory #1 has the following daily total cost function: TC:(Q1) = (Q1)² + } · (Q1) + 20 48 In decimal form, the same total cost function is: TC(Q1) = 0.02083 - (Q1)? + 0.2 · (Q1) + 20 The marginal cost function of Factory #1 can be derived to be: MC(Q1) = Q1 + 2 48 In decimal form, the same marginal cost function of Factory #1 is: MC1(Q1) = 0.04167 · Q1 +0.2
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