Solution: Each coffee table produced by Robert West Designers net the firm a profit of $9. Each bookcase yields a $12 profit. West's firm is small and


Question: Each coffee table produced by Robert West Designers net the firm a profit of $9.  Each bookcase yields a $12 profit.  West's firm is small and its resources limited.  During any given production period (of 1 week), 10 gallons of varnish and 12 lengths of high-quality redwood are available.  Each coffee table requires approximately 1 gallon of varnish and 1 length of redwood.  Each bookcase takes 1 gallon of varnish and 2 lengths of redwood.

Formulate West's production mix decision as a linear programming problem and solve.  How many tables and bookcases should be produced each week?  What will the maximum profit be?

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