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A glassblower makes glass decanters and glass trays on a weekly basic. Each item require 1 pound of glass, and the glassblower has 15 pounds of glass available each week. A glass decanter requires 4 hours of labor, a glass tray requires only 1 hour of labor, and the glassblower works 25 hours a week. The profit from a decanter is $50, and the the profit from a tray is $10. The glassblower want to determine the total number of decanter (x1) and (x2) that he needs to produce in order to maximize his profit.

A Formulate an integer programming model for this problem
B Solve this model by using the computer

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This solution contains step-by-step calculations in an Excel file to determine the integer programming model and the solution to the model.

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