SOLUTION: A company makes three chocolate candies: cherry, almond, and raisin. Matrix A give the amount of ingredients in one batch. Matrix B gives the costs of ingredients from suppliers R

Question 290513: A company makes three chocolate candies: cherry, almond, and raisin. Matrix A give the amount of ingredients in one batch. Matrix B gives the costs of ingredients from suppliers R and S. What is the cost of 100 batches of each candy using ingredients from supplier S?
Matrix A
Sugar Choc Milk
4 6 1 cherry
7 3 1 almond
4 3 1 raisin
Matrix B
R S
6 5 Sugar
6 7 Choc
2 2 milk
A) $13,200 B)$6,600 C)$12,000 D)$16,500

Answer by CienaC(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply your ingredients by the cost:
(4*5)+(6*7)+(2*1) = 20 + 42 + 2 = 64 * 100 = 6,400
(7*5)+(3*7)+(2*1) = 35+21+2=58*100=5,800
(4*5)+(3*7)+(2*1) = 20+21+2+=43*100 = 4,300
6,400+5,800+4,300=16,500.
The correct answer is "D"
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