Number of chairs and tables-linear programming model

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The Pinewood Furniture Company produces chairs and tables from two resources - labor and wood. The company has 80 hours of labor and 36 board-ft. of wood available each day. Demand for chairs is limited to 6 per day. Each chair requires 8 hours of labor and 2 board-ft. of wood. The profit derived from each chair is $400 and from each table, $100. The company wants to determine the number of chairs and tables to produce each day in order to maximize profit.

a.) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem (using QM on Windows and/or Excel on Windows)

b.)Solve this model using a graphical analysis.

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