Question: The Texas Consolidated Electronics Company is contemplating a research and development program encompassing eight research projects. The company is constrained from embarking on all projects by the number of available management scientists (40) and the budget available for R&D projects ($300,000). Further, if project 2 is selected, project 5 must also be selected, and if project 4 is selected neither project 6 or project 1 can be selected. Following are the resource requirements and the estimated profit for each project.