a. Write the information given in the question in a tabular format. b. Write the problem in a linear programming format. c. Indentify the feasible zone.

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Hot Breads, a popular baker in Dhaka makes two types of cakes. To make one dozen of
premium pound cake requires 3 kilos of flour, 1 kilo sugar, and 1 kilo butter. Making one dozen
of our best requires 6 kilos of flour, 0.5 kilo of sugar, and 1 kilo of butter. Hot bread has in its
stock 150 kilograms of flour, 22 kilograms of sugar, and 27.5 kilograms of butter. The premium
cakes sell for 20 taka per dozen and our best sells for 30 taka per dozen. How many dozens of
each cake Hot Breads should make to maximize revenue?
a. Write the information given in the question in a tabular format.
b. Write the problem in a linear programming format.
c. Indentify the feasible zone.
d. Find the revenue maximizing levels of production for scrapers and brushes.
e. Is there any excess capacity in any machine?
f. Find the amount of excess capacity.

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