Gulf Golf makes 2 different types of golfing gloves; a regular model and a professional model. The firm has 900 hours of production time available in its cutting and sewing department; 300 hours available in its finishing department; and 100 hours available in its packaging and shipping department. To make each regular glove requires 1 hours in the cutting and sewing department; 0.5 hours in the finishing department; and 0.143 hours in the packaging and shipping department. To make each professional glove requires 1.5 hours in the cutting and sewing department; 0.33 hours in the finishing department; and 0.143 hours in the packaging and shippingdepartment. If GulfGolf makes a profit of $5 on each regular glove, and $8 on each professional glove, how many of each glove should GulfGolf manufacture in order to maximize its profit?

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Gulf Golf makes 2 different types of golfing gloves; a regular model and a professional model. The firm has 900 hours of production time available in its cutting and sewing department; 300 hours available in its finishing department; and 100 hours available in its packaging and shipping department.

To make each regular glove requires 1 hours in the cutting and sewing department; 0.5 hours in the finishing department; and 0.143 hours in the packaging and shipping department.

To make each professional glove requires 1.5 hours in the cutting and sewing department; 0.33 hours in the finishing department; and 0.143 hours in the packaging and shippingdepartment.

If GulfGolf makes a profit of $5 on each regular glove, and $8 on each professional glove, how many of each glove should GulfGolf manufacture in order to maximize its profit?

 

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