Levy produces three types of denim jeans: black, blue, and red. The company has a...

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Levy produces three types of denim jeans: black, blue, and red. The company has a color dyeing machine that is currently being used at 100% of its capacity. All other machines have excess capacity. The color dyeing machine has a maximum capacity of 15,000 minutes per month. Data concerning the three types of jeans appear below.
Product
Black
Blue
Red
Selling price per unit
$50
$50
$60
Variable expenses per unit
30
22
28
Monthly demand (# of units)
8,000
8,000
8,000
Machine time required
1 minute
1.25 minutes
2 minutes
Now a third party offers to rent another dyeing machine (exactly the same as the one Levy currently has) to Levy at the price of $18 per minute. The rental term states that Levy can rent the machine for up to 15,000 minutes a month (Levy pays $18 times the number of minutes it uses the machine).
How many minutes per month should Levy rent the dyeing machine for from the third party?

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