Question: Suppose that a constraint for assembly time has a shadow price of $50/hour for 15 hours in either direction and that all available assembly time
Suppose that a constraint for assembly time has a shadow price of $50/hour for 15 hours in either direction and that all available assembly time is currently used (would require overtime to do more). If the salary of workers is $30 and they receive 50% extra pay for overtime what should management do?
A. Pay $45 per hour and net $5 profit per hour for all 15 hours
B. Pay $50 per hour shadow price for all 15 hours
C. Pay $30 per hour and net $20 profit per hour for all 15 hours
D. Pay $15 per hour overtime net $35 profit per hour for all 15 hours
E. Do not pay the $45 hour premium rate to achieve only $15 more profit per hour
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