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Exhibit 3-1
a Winemaker in California's Napa Valley Must Decide

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Exhibit 3-1
A winemaker in California's Napa Valley must decide how much of two types of wine she will produce from a particular variety of grapes. Each liter of table wine yields $8 profit, while each liter of dessert wine produces $3 profit. The labor hours and bottling process time used for type of wine are given in the table below. Resources available include 200 labor hours and 80 hours of bottling process time. Assume the winemaker has more than enough grapes available to supply any feasible production plan.
 Table  Dessert  Labor (Hours) 0.200.60 Process Time (Hours) 0.300.10\begin{array} { | l l l | } \hline & \text { Table } & \text { Dessert } \\\hline \text { Labor (Hours) } & 0.20 & 0.60 \\\text { Process Time (Hours) } & 0.30 & 0.10 \\\hline\end{array}
-[Part 5] Refer to Exhibit 3-1.Suppose the winemaker can obtain 100 addition labor hours.Can you use the sensitivity analysis obtained for Part 4 to determine her expected profit
Would her bottling plan change
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