document.write( "Question 1189901: 7. The top two dolls that a toy manufacturer makes are called Baby Wiggles and
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document.write( "Sleepy Baby. To make a case of Baby Wiggles takes 10 units of raw material
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document.write( "and I unit of time to assemble. To make a case of Sleepy Baby takes 6 units of
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document.write( "raw material and 2 units of time to assemble. On a given day the manufacturer
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document.write( "has at most 300 units of raw material and 44 units of time. If the manufacturer
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document.write( "makes a profit of $170 on each case of Baby Wiggles and $140 on each case
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document.write( "of Sleepy Baby, how many cases of each type of doll should the manufacturer
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document.write( "make in order to maximize profit? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #821412 by ikleyn(52788)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 7. The top two dolls that a toy manufacturer makes are called Baby Wiggles and \n" ); document.write( "Sleepy Baby. To make a case of Baby Wiggles takes 10 units of raw material \n" ); document.write( "and I unit of time to assemble. To make a case of Sleepy Baby takes 6 units of \n" ); document.write( "raw material and 2 units of time to assemble. On a given day the manufacturer \n" ); document.write( "has at most 300 units of raw material and 44 units of time. If the manufacturer \n" ); document.write( "makes a profit of $170 on each case of Baby Wiggles and $140 on each case \n" ); document.write( "of Sleepy Baby, how many cases of each type of doll should the manufacturer \n" ); document.write( "make in order to maximize profit? \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I'd like to make a notice to a person who created this problem (to the problem's composer).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The problem is worded unnatural, when it says \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " \"On a given day the manufacturer has at most 300 units of raw material\".\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "According to this formulation, the manufacturer may have 200, or 100 or 50 units of raw material \n" ); document.write( "at that particular day, but the reader CAN NOT know, what the manufacturer really has.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The correct formulation is\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " (1) \"On a given day the manufacturer has\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or in this way\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " (2) \"On a given day the manufacturer may use at most 300 units of raw material\".\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then the problem acquires a clear sense and a harmonious sounding.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You may ask, how in formulation (1) the inequality sign appears in constrains ?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer is very simple: because, having 300 units of the rowing material, the manufacturer \n" ); document.write( "may use not full amount.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Again, as presented, the problem formulation is defective and should be fixed.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |