Chapter 4, Problem 19RE

(a)

To determine

To calculate: The number of lacrosse sticks of each type should be manufactured to maximize the total profit, the maximum profit by simplex method and the chart which is as shown below, shows the labor requirements and profits for each type of lacrosse stick.

	Attack	Defense
Cutting	2 labor-hours	1 labor-hours
Stringing	1 labor-hours	3 labor-hours
Finishing	2 labor-hours	2 labor-hours
Profit	$16	$20

Each day, the company has the availability 120 labor-hours for cutting, 150 labor-hours for stringing, and 140 labor-hours for finishing.

(b)

To determine

To calculate: The profit that the company must be able to make on each tennis racket in order to justify the diversification by also making tennis rackets, if rackets requires 1 labor-hour for cutting, 4 labor-hours for stringing, and 2 labor-hours for finishing.