Question: 3 . 1 - 7 . The Whitt Window Company is a company with only three employees which makes two different kinds of hand -

3.1-7. The Whitt Window Company is a company with only three
employees which makes two different kinds of hand-crafted windows: a wood-framed and an aluminum-framed window. They earn
$180 profit for each wood-framed window and $90 profit for each
aluminum-framed window. Doug makes the wood frames, and can
make 6 per day. Linda makes the aluminum frames, and can make
4 per day. Bob forms and cuts the glass, and can make 48 square
feet of glass per day. Each wood-framed window uses 6 square feet
of glass and each aluminum-framed window uses 8 square feet of
glass.
The company wishes to determine how many windows of each
type to produce per day to maximize total profit.
(a) Describe the analogy between this problem and the Wyndor
Glass Co. problem discussed in Sec. 3.1. Then construct and
fill in a table like Table 3.1 for this problem, identifying both
the activities and the resources.
(b) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
D,I (c) Use the graphical method to solve this model.
I (d) A new competitor in town has started making wood-framed
windows as well. This may force the company to lower the
price they charge and so lower the profit made for each woodframed window. How would the optimal solution change (if at
all) if the profit per wood-framed window decreases from $180
to $120? From $180 to $60?(You may find it helpful to use
the Graphical Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis procedure in
IOR Tutorial.)
I (e) Doug is considering lowering his working hours, which would
decrease the number of wood frames he makes per day. How
would the optimal solution change if he makes only 5 wood
frames per day? (You may find it helpful to use the Graphical
Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis procedure in IOR Tutorial.)
3.1-8. The WorldLight Company produces two light fixtures
(products 1 and 2) that require both metal frame parts and electric

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