A manager is interested in deciding production quantities for products A, B, and C. He has an inventory of 20 tons each of raw materials 1, 2, 3, and 4 that are used in the production of products A, B, and C. He can further assume that he can sell all of what he makes. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The manager has four decision variables.
B) The manager has three constraints.
C) The manager has three decision variables.
D) The manager can solve this problem graphically.

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The manager has three decision variables as he is deciding the production quantities for three products, A, B, and C. The inventory levels of the four raw materials are constraints. Therefore, the manager has four constraints. As there are only three decision variables, the problem cannot be solved graphically.

A Manager Is Interested in Deciding Production Quantities for Products