Billy's Blues sells 3 types of T-shirts:  Astro, Bling, and Curious. Manufacturing Astros requires 2 minutes of machine time and 20 minutes of labor, and costs $10. Brand Bling requires 2.5 minutes of machine time and 30 minutes of labor, and costs $14 to produce. Brand Curious requires 3 minutes of machine time and 45 minutes of labor, and costs $18 to produce. There are 300 machining minutes available per week, 3750 labor minutes, and he has a budget of $3000. Brand Astro sells for $15, Brand Bling for $18, and Brand Curious for $25. If Billy could acquire more of any resource, which would it be? Group of answer choices money buyers labor time machining time

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Billy's Blues sells 3 types of T-shirts:  Astro, Bling, and Curious. Manufacturing Astros requires 2 minutes of machine time and 20 minutes of labor, and costs $10. Brand Bling requires 2.5 minutes of machine time and 30 minutes of labor, and costs $14 to produce. Brand Curious requires 3 minutes of machine time and 45 minutes of labor, and costs $18 to produce. There are 300 machining minutes available per week, 3750 labor minutes, and he has a budget of $3000. Brand Astro sells for $15, Brand Bling for $18, and Brand Curious for $25.

If Billy could acquire more of any resource, which would it be?

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