Dimensions Ltd, makes two products, tables and chairs, which must be processed through assembly and finishing departments. Assembly has 60 hours available per week; finishing can handle up to 48 hours of work a week. Manufacturing one table require 4 hours in assembly and 2 hours in finishing. Each chair requires 2 hours in assembly and 4 hours in finishing.If profit is $8 per table and $6 per chair, the problem Is to determine the best possible combination of tables and chairs to produce and sell in order to realize the maximum profit.  Solve it using the simplex method

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Dimensions Ltd, makes two products, tables and chairs, which must be processed through assembly and finishing departments. Assembly has 60 hours available per week; finishing can handle up to 48 hours of work a week. Manufacturing one table require 4 hours in assembly and 2 hours in finishing. Each chair requires 2 hours in assembly and 4 hours in finishing.If profit is $8 per table and $6 per chair, the problem Is to determine the best possible combination of tables and chairs to produce and sell in order to realize the maximum profit. 

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