Harrington Corporation Produces Three Products, A, B, and C

question 97

Multiple Choice

Harrington Corporation produces three products, A, B, and C. Pertinent information on these products is as follows:There are 150 direct labor hours available. Machine-hour capacity allows 100 anchor bolts, only; 50 bearings, only; 40 casters, only; or any combination of the three that does not exceed the capacity.
The direct labor hour constraint for Harrington's linear programming model is:

• A) A + B + C ≤ 150.
• B) Min Z = 2A + 2B + 3C.
• C) Max Z = 2A + 2B + 3C − 150.
• D) 100A + 50B + 40C ≤ 1,050.
• E) 2A + 2B + 3C ≤ 150.

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