A certain company produces clothing, footwear, and accessories for dancing and gymnastics.
They produce three models of pointe shoes used by ballerinas to balance on the tips of their toes. The shoes are produced from four materials: cardstock, satin, plain fabric, and leather. The number of square inches of each type of material used in each model of shoe, the amount of material available, and the profit/model are shown. Complete parts a and b.
Material
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Material Available
Cardstock
1313
1010
1313
1 comma 1001,100
Satin
2222
2020
2121
2 comma 0002,000
Plain Fabric
3535
3535
2525
8 comma 5008,500
Leather
1212
1212
1010
1 comma 0001,000
Profit per model: $5151 $4343 $4040
Part 1 a. Identify the decision variables, objective function, and constraints in simple verbal expressions. Identify the decision variables. Select all that apply.
A. Number of model 3 shoes produced
B. Number of model 1 shoes produced
C. Profit
D. Number of model 2 shoes produced
E. Cost
F. Material used
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