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A Manufacturing Company Has a Pool of 50 Labor Hours

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A manufacturing company has a pool of 50 labor hours. A customer has requested two products, Product A and Product B, and has requested 15 and 20 of each respectively. It requires 2 hours of labor to produce Product A and 3 hours of labor to produce Product B. The company can obtain up to 50 additional hours of labor if required. In-house labor costs $25 per hour while contracted labor costs $45 per hour. It requires 2 hours of labor to produce Product A and 3 hours of labor to produce Product B. Draw the network flow model that captures this problem.


Definitions:

Equilibrium

A state of balance or stability within a system where opposing forces or influences are equal and cancel each other out.

Marginal Utility

The supplementary satisfaction or advantage received from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Utility Maximization

An economic principle that suggests individuals seek to achieve the highest level of satisfaction possible with their available resources.

Money Income

The total amount of monetary earnings received by an individual or household, including wages, salaries, benefits, and investment income.

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