Kraftcorp manufactures two molded plastic saucer-like toys, T1 and T2. Each of these products must go through two manufacturing processes, A and B Each unit of T1 requires one hour in Process A and 1½ hours in Process B; each unit of T2 requires 2 hours in Process A and 4 hours in Process B The machinery supporting Process A currently has a weekly machine-hour capacity of 100, and the weekly machine-hour capacity of Process B is 90. Per unit profits on T1 and T2 are $100 and $150, respectively.

A. Formulate the LP model for this problem.

B. Use the Simplex Method to determine the optimal product mix to maximize the profit.

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A Formulating the LP Model Decision Variables x1 Number of units of T1 to be produced x2 Number of units of T2 to be produced Objective Function Maxim... View the full answer