The Pan Chrome factory manufactures chrome-plated guitar pan stands and tenor pan stands. Each guitar pan stand yields an incremental profit of $2 and each tenor pan stand $3. A guitar pan stand requires 3 hours at machine center A and 2 hours at machine center B. A tenor pan stand requires 4 hours at machine center A and 4 hours at machine center B Machine center A has a maximum of 72 hours of available capacity per day and machine center B has 60 hours.

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The Pan Chrome factory manufactures chrome-plated guitar pan stands and tenor pan
stands. Each guitar pan stand yields an incremental profit of $2 and each tenor pan stand $3.
A guitar pan stand requires 3 hours at machine center A and 2 hours at machine center B. A
tenor pan stand requires 4 hours at machine center A and 4 hours at machine center B
Machine center A has a maximum of 72 hours of available capacity per day and machine
center B has 60 hours.
If Pan Chrome's objective is to maximize profit, how many guitar pan stands and tenor pan
stands should be produced per day?
Transcribed Image Text:The Pan Chrome factory manufactures chrome-plated guitar pan stands and tenor pan stands. Each guitar pan stand yields an incremental profit of $2 and each tenor pan stand $3. A guitar pan stand requires 3 hours at machine center A and 2 hours at machine center B. A tenor pan stand requires 4 hours at machine center A and 4 hours at machine center B Machine center A has a maximum of 72 hours of available capacity per day and machine center B has 60 hours. If Pan Chrome's objective is to maximize profit, how many guitar pan stands and tenor pan stands should be produced per day?
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