HW16: Problem 2
(1 point)
A furniture company makes bar stools, tables, and chairs. Each bar stool requires 1
hour of labor, 8 feet of wood, and 0.2 gallons of stain. Each chair requires 4 hours of
labor, 16 feet of wood, and 0.4 gallons of stain. Each table requires 2 hours of labor,
32 feet of wood, and 0.5 gallons of stain. Each week, the company has 700 hours of
labor, 3360 feet of wood, and 60 gallons of stain. The company makes $10 in profit
per bar stool, $25 in profit per chair, and $35 in profit per table. In order to maximize
their profit, the furniture company should make
50 bar stools per week,
62.5 chairs per week,
tables per week.
What is the maximum profit? 2062.5
This strategy will leave
200 unused hours of labor per week,
1960 unused feet of wood per week,
and 25 gallons of stain per week.
Note: You can earn partial credit on this problem.
