Framing a linear programming problem


Problem:

Each coffee table produced by Timothy Kent Designers nets the firm a profit of $9. Each bookcase yields a $12 profit. Kent's firm is small and its resources limited. During any given production period (of 1 week), 10 gallons of varnish and 12 length of high quality redwood are available. Each coffee table requires approximately 1 gallon of varnish and 1 length of redwood. Each bookcase takes 1 gallon of varnish and 2 lengths of wood.

T = number of tables produced each week
B = number of bookcases produced each week

Referring to the above mentioned problem, if we were to frame this as a linear programming problem, the objective function would be

a.    minimize 10T + 10B

b.    maximize 9B + 12T

c.    maximize 9T + 12B

d.    maximize 12T + 10B

e.    none of the above

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