Table 8-2 A Small Furniture Manufacturer Produces Tables and Chairs. Each Product

question 4

Multiple Choice

Table 8-2
A small furniture manufacturer produces tables and chairs. Each product must go through three stages of the manufacturing process: assembly, finishing, and inspection. Each table requires 4 hours of assembly, 3 hours of finishing, and 1 hour of inspection. Each chair requires 3 hours of assembly, 2 hours of finishing, and 2 hours of inspection. The selling price per table is $140 while the selling price per chair is $90. Currently, each week there are 220 hours of assembly time available, 160 hours of finishing time, and 45 hours of inspection time. Assume that one hour of assembly time costs $5.00; one hour of finishing time costs $6.00; one hour of inspection time costs $4.50; and that whatever labor hours are not required for the table and chairs can be applied to another product. Linear programming is to be used to develop a production schedule. Define the variables as follows:
-According to Table 8-2, which describes a production problem, what would the objective function be?

• A) Maximize T + C
• B) Maximize 140T + 90C
• C) Minimize 42.5T + 36C
• D) Maximize 97.5T + 54C
• E) Maximize 124.5T + 74.5C

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