Chenwang Manufacturing has 18,000 labor hours and 120,000 grams of material. The cost of labor per hour is $10, and material costs 60 cents per gram. The company manufactures three products: A, B and C. Quantity of material used per unit of each product, labor time used, demand, and selling price are given in the table below. Production has to equal or exceed demand. A В Material used per unit (grams) 15 9. 12 Labor hours per unit 3 1.5 2 Projected demand 2000 3500 3000 Price per unit $60 $40 $45 Refer to Chenwang Manufacturing. You are the Production Manager. You want to increase the volume of production. If you have to choose between hiring more labor (so more than 18000 labor hours are available), and obtaining more material (so that more than 120000 grams of material are available), which would you choose? O A. Hiring more labor O B. Obtaining more material

Chenwang Manufacturing has 18,000 labor hours and 120,000 grams of material. The cost of labor per hour is $10, and material costs 60 cents per gram. The company manufactures three products: A, B and C. Quantity of material used per unit of each product, labor time used, demand, and selling price are given in the table below. Production has to equal or exceed demand. A В Material used per unit (grams) 15 9. 12 Labor hours per unit 3 1.5 2 Projected demand 2000 3500 3000 Price per unit $60 $40 $45 Refer to Chenwang Manufacturing. You are the Production Manager. You want to increase the volume of production. If you have to choose between hiring more labor (so more than 18000 labor hours are available), and obtaining more material (so that more than 120000 grams of material are available), which would you choose? O A. Hiring more labor O B. Obtaining more material

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