Pinter Corporation produces three products and is currently short on machine hours since one of its two machines is down; only 880 machinehours are available this month. The selling prices, costs, labor requirements, and demand for the three products are as follows:Sales priceProduct A$ 9.00Product BProduct C$ 7.00$ 9.00Variable cost per unitMachine hours per unit$ 7.50$ 6.000.750.25$ 6.001.00Demand (units)700610How many of each product should be produced while the machine is down to maximize profit?800

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