Faux Company Smartronics

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A beneficial situation that could be considered for modeling by using the linear programming model is where the faux company Smartronics produces two products and the company needs to determine how many of each of those products need to be made to maximize profit. The two products are a smart phone and a tablet. The smart phone has a 8GB memory chip and takes 10 minutes to assemble with a profit of $300. The tablet has a 16GB memory chip and takes 8 minutes to assemble with a profit of $400. Smartronics has 8,000 chips and 18,000 minutes of assembly time for the month. The linear program are the decision variables needed to factor just how many of each product should be produced, the objective to maximize profit, and what constraints might

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