A company manufactures two types of electric hedge trimmers, one of which is cordless. The cord-type trimmer requires 2 hours to make, and the cordless model requires 4 hours. The company has only 800 work hours to use in manufacturing each day, and the packaging department can package only 300 trimmers per day. If the company profits are $22.50 for the cord-type model and $45.00 for the cordless model, how many of each type should the company produce per day to maximize profits? Scenario #1 (with the smaller number of cord-type trimmers):     corded models     cordless models Scenario #2 (with the larger number of cord-type trimmers):     corded models     cordless models

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A company manufactures two types of electric hedge trimmers, one of which is cordless. The cord-type trimmer requires 2 hours to make, and the cordless model requires 4 hours. The company has only 800 work hours to use in manufacturing each day, and the packaging department can package only 300 trimmers per day. If the company profits are $22.50 for the cord-type model and $45.00 for the cordless model, how many of each type should the company produce per day to maximize profits?

Scenario #1 (with the smaller number of cord-type trimmers):
    corded models
    cordless models



Scenario #2 (with the larger number of cord-type trimmers):
    corded models
    cordless models
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