Smooth Enterprises manufactures two products, boat wax and car wax, in two departments, Mixing and Packaging....

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Smooth Enterprises manufactures two products, boat wax and car wax, in two departments, Mixing and Packaging. The Mixing Department has 900 hours per month available while the Packaging Department has 1,500 hours per month available. Production of the two products cannot exceed 29,000 pounds. Data on the two products follow: Product Boat wax (B) Car wax (C) Contribution Margin (per 100 pounds) $ 260 $180 Hours per 100 pounds of Output: Hours per 100 Pounds of Output: Mixing (M) 4.0 Packaging (P) 3.3 2.2 4.0 The Mixing Department (M) constraint for the Smooth linear program would be (where B and C are expressed in 100-pound units of output): Smooth Enterprises manufactures two products, boat wax and car wax, in two departments, Mixing and Packaging. The Mixing Department has 900 hours per month available while the Packaging Department has 1,500 hours per month available. Production of the two products cannot exceed 29,000 pounds. Data on the two products follow: Product Boat wax (B) Car wax (C) Contribution Margin (per 100 pounds) $ 260 $180 Hours per 100 pounds of Output: Hours per 100 Pounds of Output: Mixing (M) 4.0 Packaging (P) 3.3 2.2 4.0 The Mixing Department (M) constraint for the Smooth linear program would be (where B and C are expressed in 100-pound units of output):