The Return of Detroit City: Enpar manufactures engine parts for Ford using steel as an input. Enparoperates two plants, one in Detroit, MI and one in Greenville, SC. The production functions for thetwo Enpar plants are:Detroit:QD=20SD -0.25 SD²Greenville:QG= 53SG - 0.5 SG²where QD and QG are the outputs of engine parts (in units) from the Detroit and Greenville plants,respectively. Sp and SG are the amounts of steel for the two plants. The firm has 159 units of steelavailable.How much steel should be sent to Detroit?Enter as a value. ROUND TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.

The two plants have different production functions. The total amount of steel available to the…

The Return of Detroit City: Enpar manufactures engine parts for Ford using steel as an input. Enpar operates two plants, one in Detroit, MI and one in Greenville, SC. The production functions for the two Enpar plants are: Detroit: QD=20SD - 0.25 Sp² Greenville: QG= 53SG-0.5 SG² where Qp and QG are the outputs of engine parts (in units) from the Detroit and Greenville plants, respectively. Sp and SG are the amounts of steel for the two plants. The firm has 159 units of steel available

The Return of Detroit City: Enpar manufactures engine parts for Ford using steel as an input. Enpar operates two plants, one in Detroit, MI and one in Greenville, SC. The production functions for the two Enpar plants are: Detroit: QD=20SD - 0.25 Sp² Greenville: QG= 53SG-0.5 SG² where Qp and QG are the outputs of engine parts (in units) from the Detroit and Greenville plants, respectively. Sp and SG are the amounts of steel for the two plants. The firm has 159 units of steel available

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