A Furniture Manufacturer Produces Two Types of Tables

Essay

A furniture manufacturer produces two types of tables. Table A sells for $430 and Table B for $300 per unit. Both types require 10 hours of labor. The hardwood requirement of Table A is $120 of per unit and that of Table B is $ per unit. The cost of labor is $10 an hour, and 400 labor hours are available per week. The firm's available supply of hardwood is $3,600 per week. Formulate, graph and solve the firm's linear programming problem.