Question: Custom Shirts , operates three garment plants, one each in Guadalajara ( Mexico ) , Tianjin ( China ) , and Verona ( Italy )

Custom Shirts, operates three garment plants, one each in Guadalajara (Mexico), Tianjin (China), and Verona (Italy). Each month, these three plants can produce a mix of four styles of mens shirts, with monthly demand holding relatively steady as follows:
Style
Monthly Demand
A
28000
B
65000
C
35000
D
70000
Maximum capacity for each of the plants is as follows:
Plant
Monthly Capacity
Mexico
45000
China
93000
Italy
60000
Because of differences in plant efficiency, the per style profit differs by which plant produced the shirt. These profits figures are given below:
STYLES
PLANTS
A
B
C
D
Mexico
$8
$12
($2)
$6
China
$13
$4
$3
$10
Italy
$0
$7
$11
$8
As the VP for Manufacturing, you need to allocate capacity to shirt style in order to maximize profits for Custom Shirts.
How many "A" stye shirts should Mexico, China, and Italy manufacture? [HINT: other shirt styles also need to be manufactured.]
Group of answer choices
Mexico 0
China 0
Italy 28000
Mexico 0
China 28000
Italy 0
Mexico 5000
China 18000
Italy 5000
Mexico 5000
China 5000
Italy 18000

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