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Car-Manufacturing Profits A specialty-car manufacturer has plants in Auburn. Biloxi, and Chattanooga. Three models are produced, with daily production given in the following matrix.
Because of a wage increase, February profits are lower than January profits. The profit per car is tabulated by model in the following matrix.
- (a) Calculate AB.
- (b) Assuming that all cars produced were sold, what was the daily profit in January from the Biloxi plant?
- (c) What was the total daily profit (from all three plants) in February?
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