Question: DO THIS PROBLEM USING EXCEL Solver and generate the reports to answer the questions below American Eagle promotes body positivity and self love. Because being

DO THIS PROBLEM USING EXCEL Solver and generate the reports to answer the questions below
American Eagle promotes body positivity and self love. Because being yourself is a primary
message for the company, many employees want to add more variety to jeans. Option A is
to add more sizes to the jeans sold while option B is to add more of a variety of fits (short,
long, curvey etc). Option A requires 40 pounds of a material, 80 minutes of design time, and
120 minutes of manufacturing time. Option B requires 50 pounds of material, 200 minutes of
design time, and 80 minutes of manufacturing time. American Eagles supplier indicated that
at most 80,000 pounds of jean materials will be available next quarter. In addition, American
Eagles estimates that 4000 hours of design time and 3200 hours of manufacturing time will
be available next quarter. The profit contributions are $400 per unit for option A and $480
per unit for Option B.
A) Define the mathematical model for this problem and develop an excel model using solver.
B) What is the optimal solution and the total profit contribution?
C) How much unused capacity does manufacturing minutes have at the optimal solution?
D) If the supplier offered to provide American Eagle with an additional 1000 pounds of
material, should American Eagle purchase the additional pounds of jean material? Explain.
E) Because of increased competition, American Eagle is considering reducing the price of A
such that the new contribution to profit is $350 per unit. How would this change in price
affect the optimal solution? Explain.
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