Crane's Wind Toys manufactures decorative kites, banners, and windsocks. During the month of January, Crane received orders for 3,000 Valentine’s Day banners and 1,200 Easter kites. Because several sewing machines are in the shop for repairs, Crane has only 1,000 sewing machine hours available for production of these orders. Each Valentine’s Day banner sells for $11. The banners take one hour to sew and have a total variable cost of $10 per banner. The Easter kites sell for $15. They take 15 minutes to sew and have a total variable cost of $14. (a) With only 1,000 sewing machine hours available, how many units should Crane produce for the below items? Kites   ________ Banners    _______

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Crane's Wind Toys manufactures decorative kites, banners, and windsocks. During the month of January, Crane received orders for 3,000 Valentine’s Day banners and 1,200 Easter kites. Because several sewing machines are in the shop for repairs, Crane has only 1,000 sewing machine hours available for production of these orders. Each Valentine’s Day banner sells for $11. The banners take one hour to sew and have a total variable cost of $10 per banner. The Easter kites sell for $15. They take 15 minutes to sew and have a total variable cost of $14.

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With only 1,000 sewing machine hours available, how many units should Crane produce for the below items?

Kites  
________
Banners  
 _______

 

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