Question: Can it be explained and done through excel? A company produces two different sized paper products using three resources (paper, plastic, manufacturing time). The paper

Can it be explained and done through excel?

  1. A company produces two different sized paper products using three resources (paper, plastic, manufacturing time). The paper towel rolls require 3.5 units of paper, 3 units of plastic and .1 unit of manufacturing time. They earn a profit of $1.20. Each toilet paper roll requires 1.5 units of paper, 1.75 units of plastic and .05 unit of manufacturing time. They earn a profit of $0.90. There is a maximum of 1000 units of paper and 780 units of plastic, and a minimum of 25 units of manufacturing time dedicated for these products.
    1. Write the Linear Program.
    2. Solve the problem using the corner point method, being sure to include the graph and write the strategy.

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