The Walkman

Suppose that for every dollar's worth of walkmans produced by Sony, 5 cents' worth is used by the company in the manufacturing process.

a) What percentage of Sony's total production of walkmans is used within the company?

b) What would the weighted digraph look like for this situation?

c) Write an equation that represents the dollars' worth of walkmans available for external demands (D) in terms of the total production (P) of walkmans by Sony.

d) What must the total production of walkmans be in order for Sony to meet an external demand for $35,000 worth of walkmans?






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