Quality Air Conditioning manufactures three home air conditioners: an economy model, a standard model, and a deluxe model. The profits per unit are $63, $95, and $135, respectively. The production requirements per unit are as follows: Economy Standard Deluxe Number of Fans 1 1 1 Number of Cooling Coils 1 2 4 Manufacturing Time (hours) 8 12 14 For the coming production period, the company has 240 fan motors, 340 cooling coils, and 2,600 hours of manufacturing time available. How many economy models (E), standard models (S), and deluxe models (D) should the company produce in order to maximize profit? The linear programming model for the problem is as follows: Max 63E+ 95S + 135D

Quality Air Conditioning manufactures three home air conditioners: an economy model, a standard model, and a deluxe model. The profits per unit are $63, $95, and $135, respectively. The production requirements per unit are as follows: Economy Standard Deluxe Number of Fans 1 1 1 Number of Cooling Coils 1 2 4 Manufacturing Time (hours) 8 12 14 For the coming production period, the company has 240 fan motors, 340 cooling coils, and 2,600 hours of manufacturing time available. How many economy models (E), standard models (S), and deluxe models (D) should the company produce in order to maximize profit? The linear programming model for the problem is as follows: Max 63E+ 95S + 135D

Practical Management Science

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Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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