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Solver Homework: Labor Constraint) - Each Leather Model Requires 2 Hours of Labor Each Fabric Model

The company makes two desk chair models and wants to maximize profits within production constraints. The leather model earns $300 profit per chair and requires 2 hours of labor and 1 hour of machine time. The fabric model earns $250 profit and requires 1 hour of labor and 3 hours of machine time. The company has 40 hours of labor and 45 hours of machine time available daily, and can sell no more than 12 leather chairs. The problem is to determine the number of each chair model to produce for maximum total profit.

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Solver Homework: Labor Constraint) - Each Leather Model Requires 2 Hours of Labor Each Fabric Model

The company makes two desk chair models and wants to maximize profits within production constraints. The leather model earns $300 profit per chair and requires 2 hours of labor and 1 hour of machine time. The fabric model earns $250 profit and requires 1 hour of labor and 3 hours of machine time. The company has 40 hours of labor and 45 hours of machine time available daily, and can sell no more than 12 leather chairs. The problem is to determine the number of each chair model to produce for maximum total profit.

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Solver Homework

1. A company makes two models of desk chairs, leather model and fabric model. The
company is in the market to maximize profit. The profits realized from the sales are
$300 per chair for the leather model and $250 per chair for the fabric model. Listed
below are production constraints:
a. Only 40 hours of labor are available each day in the production department (a
labor constraint). Each leather model requires 2 hours of labor; each fabric model
requires only 1 hour.
b. Only 45 hours of machine processing time are available per day (a machine
constraint). Each leather model requires 1 hour of machine processing time; each
fabric model requires 3 hours of machine processing time.
c. The company cannot sell more than 12 chairs of the leather model each day (a
marketing constraint).
The company’s problem is to determine how many chairs of each model to produce each
day so that the total profit will be as large as possible.

2. The ABC Manufacturing Co. wants to determine how many units of Brand A and Brand B
personal computers to produce. The products go through three manufacturing
departments as shown below.
Machine-Hour Requirements Capacity Available
Department Brand A Brand B (Labor-Hrs.)
1 1 2 800
2 1 3 600
3 2 3 2,000
Unit Profit $12 $4

If the company wishes to maximize profits, how many units of each Brand should it
produce?

Submit your solutions via PolyLearn in a single excel file with separate "worksheet tabs" for each
problem. Label each worksheet tab so that it is easy to find everything.

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