Custom Office Furniture Company Is Introducing a New Line of Executive

question 195

Multiple Choice

Custom Office Furniture Company is introducing a new line of executive desks made from a specially selected grade of walnut. Initially, three different models-A, B, and C-are to be marketed. Each model A desk requires hr for fabrication, 1 hr for assembly, and 1 hr for finishing; each model B desk requires hr for fabrication, 1 hr for assembly, and 1 hr for finishing; each model C desk requires hr, hr, and hr for fabrication, assembly, and finishing, respectively. The profit on each model A desk is $26, the profit on each model B desk is $28, and the profit on each model C desk is $24. The total time available in the fabrication department, the assembly department, and the finishing department in the first month of production is 240 hr, 160 hr, and 150 hr, respectively. To maximize Custom's profit, how many desks of each model should be made in the month?

• A) Maximize P = 26x + 28y + 24z subject to
• B) Minimize P = 26x + 28y + 24z subject to
• C) Maximize P = 26x + 28y + 24z subject to
• D) Minimize P = 26x + 28y + 24z subject to
• E) Minimize P = 26x + 28y + 24z subject to

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Definitions:

Concrete Operations

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Conservation Tasks

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A-not-B Effect

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A-not-B Effect

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