The operations manager for the blue moon brewing co. produces two beers: lite (l) and dark (d). two of his resources are constrained: production time, which is limited to 8 hours (480 minutes) per day; and malt extract (one of his ingredients), of which he can get only 675 gallons each day. to produce a keg of lite beer requires 2 minutes of time and 5 gallons of malt extract, while each keg of dark beer needs 4 minutes of time and 3 gallons of malt extract. profits for lite beer are $3.00 per keg, and profits for dark beer are $2.00 per keg. make the model including(a) what are decision variables? (b) what is the objective function? (c) what are the two constrains?

R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u.s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.