Question

Your computer supply store sells two types of laser printers. The first type, A, has a cost of $86 and you make a $45 profit on each one. The second type, B, has a cost of $130 and you make a $35 profit on each one. You expect to sell at least 100 laser printers this month and you need to make at least $3850 profit on them. How many of what type of printer should you order if you want to minimize your cost?

Answer 1

Since printer A costs less than printer B, the cost would be minimized by buying 100 units of printer A. The cost would be $86 for each of the 100 printers, which is 100 * 86 = $8,600 total cost.