A furniture company has signed a deal with a furniture retailer. The owner of the manufacturing company

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A furniture company has signed a deal with a furniture retailer. The owner of the manufacturing company has to determine his maximum profit given the constraint he has on labor hours.

The parameters are as follows: x1 = demand for chairs and x2 = demand for desks; profit for 1 chair = 10 - 0.1x1; profit for 1 desk = 14 - 0.2x2; max labor hours = 200; labor for 1 chair = 1 hour; labor for 1 desk = 3 hours.

Based on Exhibit 10.4 and using Excel Solver, determine the demand for chairs and desks to maximize the profit while respecting the labor constraint. LO.1

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