Question: Please assist with the problem below. Explain how to do in Excel. Blue Bay Hot Tubs manufactures and sells two models of hot tubs: the

Please assist with the problem below. Explain how to do in Excel.

Please assist with the problem below. Explain howPlease assist with the problem below. Explain how

Blue Bay Hot Tubs manufactures and sells two models of hot tubs: the Aqua-Spa and the Hydro-Lux. Howie Jones, the owner and manager of the company, needs to decide how many of each type of hot tubs to produce during his next production cycle. Howie buys prefabricated fiberglass hot tub shells from a local supplier and adds the pump and tubing to the shells to create his hot tubs. (This supplier has the capacity to deliver as many hot tub shells as Howie needs.) Howie installs the same type of pump into both hot tubs. He will have only 200 pumps available during his next production cycle. From a manufacturing standpoint, the main difference between the models of hot tubs is the amount of tubing and labor required. Each Aqua-Spa requires 9 hours of labor and 12 feet of tubing. Each Hydro-Lux requires 6 hours of labor and 16 feet of tubing. Howie expects to have 1566 production labor hours and 2880 feet of tubing available during the next production cycle. Howie earns a profit of $350 on each Aqua-Spa he sells and $300 on each Hydro-Lux he sells. He is confident that he can sell all the hot tubs he produces. Can you help Howie determines the number of Aqua-Spas and Hydro-Luxes he should produce if he wants to maximize his profits during the next production cycle? More importantly, how would you help Howie understand the impact of changes in the environment (i.e. profit per unit) and his decisions (i.e.available resources) affect his bottom line? Blue Bay Hot Tubs Objectives Maximize Profit Decisions Aqua Spa Hydro-Lux Number of units produced Profit per unit Constraints Requirement Tables Chairs Total Used Total Available Labor (hours) Tubing (feet) pumps

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