3.  Each coffee table produced by Kevin Watson Designers nets the firm a profit of $9. Each bookcase yields a $15 profit.​ Watson's firm is small and its resources limited. During any given production period ​(of 1 ​week)​, 9 gallons of varnish and 14 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 wood.   The aim of the objective function for Kevin should be to __________   a. Maximize b. Minimize the objective value. Decision variables: X = number of coffee tables produced / week Y = number of bookcases produced / week Find the objective function

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Each coffee table produced by Kevin Watson Designers nets the firm a profit of
$9.
Each bookcase yields a
$15
profit.​ Watson's firm is small and its resources limited. During any given production period ​(of 1
​week)​,
9
gallons of varnish and
14
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 wood.
 
The aim of the objective function for Kevin should be to
__________
 
a. Maximize
b. Minimize
the objective value.

Decision variables:

X = number of coffee tables produced / week

Y = number of bookcases produced / week

Find the objective function

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