Question

A factory manufactures chairs and tables, each requiring the use of three operations: Cutting, Assembly, and Finishing. The first operation can be used at most 40 hours; the second at most 42 hours; and the third at most 25 hours. A chair requires 1 hour of cutting, 2 hours of assembly, and 1 hour of finishing; a table needs 2 hours of cutting, 1 hour of assembly, and 1 hour of finishing. If the profit is $20 per unit for a chair and $30 for a table, how many units of each should be manufactured to maximize revenue?

Answer 1

you want to maximize p = 20x + 30y
subject to the constraints
x + 2y ≤ 40
2x+y ≤42
x+y ≤ 25
so now do the usual graphing and evaluating at the intersections