A linear programming computer package is needed.

Georgia Cabinets manufactures kitchen cabinets that are sold to local dealers throughout the Southeast. Because of a large backlog of orders for oak and cherry cabinets, the company decided to contract with three smaller cabinetmakers to do the final finishing operation. For the three cabinetmakers, the number of hours required to complete all the oak cabinets, the number of hours required to complete all the cherry cabinets, the number of hours available for the final finishing operation, and the cost per hour to perform the work are shown here.

$\backslash$table$[[,$Cabinetmaker $1,$Cabinetmaker $2,$Cabinetmaker $3],[\backslash$table$[[$Hours required to complete$],[$all the oak cabinets$]],50,42,30],[\backslash$table$[[$Hours required to complete$],[$all the cherry cabinets$]],60,48,35],[$Hours available,$40,30,35],[$Cost per hour,$$36,$$$42,$$$55$