Reference no: EM132523712

A manufacturing business has four different departments involved in producing each unit of its product. Maximum daily production capacities of each are: Department A - 100 units; Department B - 135 units; Department C - 95 units, and Department D - 110 units. A consultant has suggested some alternatives to increase output capacities as follows:

Alternative A - increase Department B's output to 200 units per day.

Alternative B - increase Department C's output to 120 units per day.

Alternative C - increase both Department A's and Department C's outputs to 110 units per day.

Alternative D - increase Department D's output to 300 units per day.

Question 1: Assuming the costs of each alternative are similar and that only one can be chosen, which alternative would yield the best results for the business?

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D