A company produced, in a given month, 110 tons of plastic from petroleum derivatives and 80 tons from recycled plastics. The cost to recycle one ton of plastic is R\$ 500.00, which equals 5\% of the cost to produce the same amount of plastic from petroleum derivatives. For the following month, this company's goal is to produce the same amount of plastic that was produced in this month, but with a reduction of at least 50\% in production cost. For the company to achieve its goal in the following month, the minimum amount of tons of plastic that must be produced from recycling should be (A) 135. (B) 140. (C) 155. (D) 160. (E) 175.
A company produced, in a given month, 110 tons of plastic from petroleum derivatives and 80 tons from recycled plastics. The cost to recycle one ton of plastic is R\$ 500.00, which equals 5\% of the cost to produce the same amount of plastic from petroleum derivatives. For the following month, this company's goal is to produce the same amount of plastic that was produced in this month, but with a reduction of at least 50\% in production cost.
For the company to achieve its goal in the following month, the minimum amount of tons of plastic that must be produced from recycling should be\\
(A) 135.\\
(B) 140.\\
(C) 155.\\
(D) 160.\\
(E) 175.