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koshh4
25.10.2019 • 
Business

(30 pts) a usaid contractor produces two sizes of cans—regular and large. the cans are produced in 10,000-can lots. the cans are processed through a stamping operation and a coating operation. the company has 30 days available for both stamping and coating. a lot of regular-size cans requires 2 days to stamp and 4 days to coat, whereas a lot of large cans requires 4 days to stamp and 2 days to coat. a lot of regular-size cans earns $800 profit, and a lot of large-size cans earns $900 profit. in order to fulfill its obligations under a shipping contract, the company must produce at least nine lots. the company wants to determine the number of lots to produce of each size can (x1and x2) in order to maximize profit.a. formulate a linear programming model for this problem.b. solve this model by using graphical analysisperformed in class.

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