The Wellbuilt Company produces two types of wood chippers, economy and deluxe. The deluxe model requires 3 hours to assemble and  1 2  hour to paint, and the economy model requires 2 hours to assemble and 1 hour to paint. The maximum number of assembly hours available is 24 per day, and the maximum number of painting hours available is 8 per day. If the profit on the deluxe model is $96 per unit and the profit on the economy model is $78 per unit, how many units of each model will maximize profit?      deluxe units      economy units

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The Wellbuilt Company produces two types of wood chippers, economy and deluxe. The deluxe model requires 3 hours to assemble and 

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 hour to paint, and the economy model requires 2 hours to assemble and 1 hour to paint. The maximum number of assembly hours available is 24 per day, and the maximum number of painting hours available is 8 per day. If the profit on the deluxe model is $96 per unit and the profit on the economy model is $78 per unit, how many units of each model will maximize profit?

     deluxe units
     economy units
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