It is known that the ABC oil company supplies consumers with 150 tons of products per day. The company produces only two types of products - gasoline and diesel fuel. The limiting transformation ratio of diesel fuel relative to gasoline is 0.5. a) Draw a line of the company's monthly production capacity for gasoline and diesel. b) With the advent of new technologies, production increased by 20%, and the availability of gasoline increased by 30%. Explain how the company's new product line differs from the previous one. c) If we put the gasoline production on the X-axis of the graph, what percentage of the slope capacity of the production line is different from the slope ratio of the previous production line?

It is known that the ABC oil company supplies consumers with 150 tons of products per day. The company produces only two types of products - gasoline and diesel fuel. The limiting transformation ratio of diesel fuel relative to gasoline is 0.5. a) Draw a line of the company's monthly production capacity for gasoline and diesel. b) With the advent of new technologies, production increased by 20%, and the availability of gasoline increased by 30%. Explain how the company's new product line differs from the previous one. c) If we put the gasoline production on the X-axis of the graph, what percentage of the slope capacity of the production line is different from the slope ratio of the previous production line?

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter5: Investment Decisions: Look Ahead And Reason Back

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