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Maxwell Manufacturing makes two models of felt tip marking pens.Requirements for each lot of pens are given below.  Fliptop Model  Tiptop Model  Available  Plastic 3436 Ink Assembly 5440 Molding Time 5230\begin{array} { l | c c | c } & \text { Fliptop Model } & \text { Tiptop Model } & \text { Available } \\\hline \text { Plastic } & 3 & 4 & 36 \\\text { Ink Assembly } & 5 & 4 & 40 \\\text { Molding Time } & 5 & 2 & 30\end{array} The profit for either model is $1000 per lot.
a.What is the linear programming model for this problem?
b.Find the optimal solution.
c.Will there be excess capacity in any resource?


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