Furniture Production. P. J. Edward Furniture Design produces chairs and sofas. The chairs require 20 ft of wood 5 lb of foam rubber, and 4 sq yd of fabric. The sofas require 100 ft of wood, 50 lb of foam rubber, and 20 sq yd of fabric. The company has 1500 ft of wood, 500 lb of foam rubber and 240 sq yd of fabric. The chairs can be sold for $400 each and the sofas for $1500 each How many of each should be produced in order to maximize income?
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