Brbbins Manufacturing produces softball and baseballs for youth recreation leagues Each softball costs $11 to produce and sells for $17 while each baseball costs $10.50 and sells for $15. The material and labor required to produce each item is listed here along with the availability of each resource. Amount Required Per Amount Resource Softball Baseball Available Leather Nylon Core 5 oz 6 yds 4 oz 2.5 min 4 oz 3 yds 2 oz 6,000 oz 5,400 yds 4,000 oz 3,500 min 1,500 min Labor 2 min Stitching 1 min 1 min a. Formulate an LP model for this problem. b. Sketch the feasible region. c. What is the optimal solution?

Brbbins Manufacturing produces softball and baseballs for youth recreation leagues Each softball costs $11 to produce and sells for $17 while each baseball costs $10.50 and sells for $15. The material and labor required to produce each item is listed here along with the availability of each resource. Amount Required Per Amount Resource Softball Baseball Available Leather Nylon Core 5 oz 6 yds 4 oz 2.5 min 4 oz 3 yds 2 oz 6,000 oz 5,400 yds 4,000 oz 3,500 min 1,500 min Labor 2 min Stitching 1 min 1 min a. Formulate an LP model for this problem. b. Sketch the feasible region. c. What is the optimal solution?

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter7: Production, Costs, And Industry Structure

Section: Chapter Questions

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