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Question 1093147: A company produces alarm clocks. During the regular​ workweek, the labor cost for producing one clock is ​$4.00. ​However, if a clock is produced on​ overtime, the labor cost is ​$5.00. Management has decided to spend no more than a total of ​$46,000 per week for labor. The company must produce 11,000 clocks this week. What is the minimum number of clocks that must be produced during the regular​ workweek?
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A company produces alarm clocks. During the regular​ workweek, the labor cost for producing one clock is ​$4.00. ​However, if a clock is produced on​ overtime, the labor cost is ​$5.00. Management has decided to spend no more than a total of ​$46,000 per week for labor. The company must produce 11,000 clocks this week. What is the minimum number of clocks that must be produced during the regular​ workweek?
Let number produced during regular workweek be R, and during overtime, E
We then get the following equation and inequality:
R + E = 11,000______E = 11,000 - R ------ (i)
4R+%2B+5E+%3C=+%2246%2C000%22 ----- (ii)
4R+%2B+5%28%2211%2C000%22+-+R%29+%3C=+%2246%2C000%22 ------- Substituting 11,000 - R for E in (ii)
4R+%2B+%2255%2C000%22+-+5R+%3C=+%2246%2C000%22
-+R+%3C=+%2246%2C000%22+-+%2255%2C000%22
Number that must be produced during the regular workweek, or
Therefore, minimum number that must be produced during the regular workweek is highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C2%2C+%229%2C000%22%2C+units%29%29