Chapter 1.3, Problem I.27E

Please make a comment on the following statement. There are many business applications with linear functions and non-linear functions. Some people think that linear models are particularly of interest due to simplicity and convenience, but some people believe that nonlinear models can simulate business operations better in practice, enabling business professionals to make more accurate decision.

Duluth Electronics makes two types of scooters: Falcon and Hawk. The Falcon model has a lighter engine and a smaller frame to make novice riders easier to balance. The Hawk is a little bigger and uses a heavier engine. Falcon requires 6 hours of manufacturing time and Hawk takes only 3 hours. Duluth's main plant in Kentucky has 2,100 hours of engine manufacturing time available.  Duluth's vendors have the ability to supply as many Falcon frames as needed, but they only provide 280 Hawk frames. Falcon requires 2 hours of testing and 2.5 hours for Hawk. There are only 1,000 hours available for testing. The finance department estimates that the Falcon model contributes a profit of $2,400 and the Hawk $1,800. Determine the optimal solution for this problem. Recommend what you think is a good strategy for Duluth, given your computations. Type your final answers in the space provided and show your graph in the solutions file (no need for hand-drawn graphs, but the feasible region should be…

A software firewall development company is selling a solution against distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS). the software solution looks at the IP address of all incoming packets and if it finds any address that accounts for more than 2% of the network traffic over the last hour, it installs an entry in the firewall (rule table) that blocks all packets from that IP address for 24 hours. the company is very happy and believes that this solution prevents DDOS attacks. a. is this a good solution for preventing DDOS (Yes or No)? b. give two reasons why it is a good solution or why it is not c. can this solution also be used to prevent LAND attacks? explain the answer