Homework Help is Here – Start Your Trial Now!
Math
Algebra
A small company manufactures two products: A and B. Each product requires three operations: assembly, finishing and testing. Product A requires 1 hour of assembly, 3 hours of finishing, and 1 hour of testing. Product B requires 3 hours of assembly, 1 hour of finishing, and 1 hour of testing. The total work-hours available per week in the assembly division is 60, in finishing is 60, and in testing is 24. Each item of product A has a profit of $50, and each item of Product B has a profit of $75. How many of each should be made to maximize profit?   Product A: 18 , Product B: 6   Product A: 6 , Product B: 18   Product A: 0 , Product B: 20

A small company manufactures two products: A and B. Each product requires three operations: assembly, finishing and testing. Product A requires 1 hour of assembly, 3 hours of finishing, and 1 hour of testing. Product B requires 3 hours of assembly, 1 hour of finishing, and 1 hour of testing. The total work-hours available per week in the assembly division is 60, in finishing is 60, and in testing is 24. Each item of product A has a profit of $50, and each item of Product B has a profit of $75. How many of each should be made to maximize profit?   Product A: 18 , Product B: 6   Product A: 6 , Product B: 18   Product A: 0 , Product B: 20

Algebra for College Students
Algebra for College Students
10th Edition
ISBN:9781285195780
Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
Chapter12: Algebra Of Matrices
Section12.CR: Review Problem Set
Problem 37CR
See similar textbooks
icon
Related questions
Topic Video
Question

A small company manufactures two products: A and B. Each product requires three operations: assembly, finishing and testing. Product A requires 1 hour of assembly, 3 hours of finishing, and 1 hour of testing. Product B requires 3 hours of assembly, 1 hour of finishing, and 1 hour of testing. The total work-hours available per week in the assembly division is 60, in finishing is 60, and in testing is 24. Each item of product A has a profit of $50, and each item of Product B has a profit of $75. How many of each should be made to maximize profit?

 

Product A: 18 , Product B: 6

 

Product A: 6 , Product B: 18

 

Product A: 0 , Product B: 20

 

Product A: 20 , Product B: 0

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 3 images

SEE SOLUTIONCheck out a sample Q&A here
Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Optimization
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, algebra and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Algebra for College Students
Algebra for College Students
Algebra
ISBN:
9781285195780
Author:
Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS