Manufacturing The Wellbuilt Company produces two types of wood chippers, economy and deluxe. The deluxe model require 3 hours to assemble and 1/2 hours to paint, and the economy model requires 2 hour to assemble and 1 hour to paint. The maximum number of assembly hours avaliable is 24 per day, and the maximum number of painting hours avaliable is 8 per day. if the profit on the deluxe model is $90 per unit and the profit on the economy model is $72 per unit, how many units of each model will maximize profit?

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Manufacturing The Wellbuilt Company produces two types of wood chippers, economy and deluxe. The deluxe model require 3 hours to assemble and 1/2 hours to paint, and the economy model requires 2 hour to assemble and 1 hour to paint. The maximum number of assembly hours avaliable is 24 per day, and the maximum number of painting hours avaliable is 8 per day. if the profit on the deluxe model is $90 per unit and the profit on the economy model is $72 per unit, how many units of each model will maximize profit?  

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