Solution) The Southern Sporting Goods Company makes basketballs and footballs. Each product is produced from t

Question: The Southern Sporting Goods Company makes basketballs and footballs. Each product is produced from two resources - rubber and leather.

The resource requirements for each product and the total resources available are as follows.

	Resource Requirements per Unit
Product	Rubber (lb)	Leather (ft²)
Basketball	3	4
Football	2	5
Total resources available	500 lb	800 ft²

Each basketball produced results in a profit of $12, and each football earns $16 in profit.

a. Formulate a linear programming model to determine the number of basketballs and footballs to produce in order to maximize profit.

b. Transform this model into standard form.

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