Linear programming model for maximizing profit


By using Excel, please resolve for the following:

The Pinewood Furniture Company produces chairs and tables from two resources- labor and wood.  The company has 80 hours of labor and 36 pounds of wood available each day.  Demand for chairs is limited to 6 per day.  Each chair requires 8 hours of labor and 2 pounds of wood to produce, whereas a table requires 10 hours of labor and 6 pounds of wood. The profit derived from each chair is $400 and from each table, $100.  The company wants to determine the number of chairs and tables to produce each day in order to maximize profit.

Using Excel, formulate a linear programming model for this problem.

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