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Problem 5
The Southern Sporting Goods Company makes basketballs and footballs. Each product is produced from two resources- rubber and leather. The resource requirements for each product and the total resources available are as follows.
Resource Requirements per Unit
Product Rubber (lb) Leather ft^2)
Basketball 3 4
Football 2 5
Total resources available 500 lb 800 ft^2
Each basketball produced results in a profit of $12, and each football earns $16 in profit.
A. Formulate a linear programming model to determine the number of basketballs, and footballs to produce in order to maximize profit.
B. Transform this model into standard form.
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