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Question: Silk Road Weaving, LLC, produces two kinds of silk fabric: chiffon and silk satin. lt owns two multipurpose textile looms for twisting, weaving, and producing the chiffon and silk satin fabrics. The first loom costs approximately $97 per hour to operate and, for each hour, can produce 50 yards of chiffon and 30 yards of silk satin.
The second loom costs about $129 per hour of operation and, for each hour, can produce 55 yards of chiffon and 40 yards of silk satin. Because of the complex configuration procedure, Silk Road Weaving usually operates these textile looms only in hourly increments, A fashion designer is planning for a fashion show and places an order for 1,200 yards of chiffon silk and 825 yards of silk satin.
Formulate and solve the IP model to answer the following questions. a. How many hours should Silk Road Weaving operate each of the two textile looms? How many yards ofthe chiffon and satin silk will be produced? What is the minimum cost incurred by the company? b. If the fashion designer changes the amount of chiffon silk from 1,200 to 1,300 yards and satin silk from 825 to 900 yards, how many hours should Silk Road Weaving operate each of the two textile looms? How many yards ofthe chiffon and satin silk will be produced? What is the minimum cost incurred by the company?