Apackage express carrier is considering expanding the fleet of their aircraft used to transport packages. there is a total of $350 million allocated for purchases. two types of aircraft may be purchased - the c1a and c1b. the c1a costs $25 million and the c1b costs $18 million. the c1a can carry 6 pounds of packages, while c1b can only carry 4 pounds of packages. the company needs at least 10 new aircraft. it takes 150 hours per month to maintain c1a and 110 hours to maintain the c1b. there are a total of 1200 hours of maintenance time available per month. formulate as an integer programming problem to maximize the number of pounds that may be carried.

the benefits of raising bc’s minimum wage to $15 through a

series of pre-announced staged increases far outweigh the likely

costs. claims that such an increase will lead to massive job losses

in low-wage sectors of the economy are not credible.

• an increase to $15 would result in some job losses. however,

the likely impact is less than a 1 per cent reduction in the overall

provincial employment rate, and a 7.6 per cent reduction in the

employment rate for those currently making between $10.25

and $15 per hour.

• the large job loss impacts predicted by some opponents of

minimum wages misrepresent the existing economic research. in

reading and using that research, it is important to recognize that

estimates showing job loss effects of minimum wage increases

apply only to teenagers. estimated effects for young adult and

adult workers range from insignificant to non-existent.

• focusing on teenage workers plays up an inaccurate stereotype

about who earns very low wages in bc and leads to exaggerated

claims about job losses. only 26 per cent of those currently making

between $10.25 and $12 are teenagers, and only 5 per cent

of those making between $12 and $15 are teenagers.