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Use the problem scenario below to answer questions 7 through 14. Your friend Shay is a regional production manager responsible for two plants that assemble light fixtures. The company CEO has asked her to make a recommendation to reduce the labor cost of the production lines at the two plants she manages to help improve the financial situation of the company. Her plants (located in Phoenix and Denver) assemble both basic light fixtures for residential homes and professional light fixtures for business office spaces. Employees at the Phoenix plant can assemble 6 basic and 4 professional light fixtures each hour. Employees at the Denver plant can assemble 9 basic and 5 professional light fixtures each hour. To meet demand, Shay knows that she must produce at least 1000 of each type of light fixture each week. Labor at the Phoenix plant costs \$15 per hour. Labor at the Denver plant costs $20 per hour. She currently schedules workers at the Phoenix plant for 150 hours per week and workers at the Denver plant for 100 hours per week for a total labor cost of $4,250 per week. She knows she can probably schedule differently to reduce costs, but isn't sure how to go about it. Shay knows you are taking MAT218 and have learned about optimizing profit and cost, so she's asked for your help with her recommendation for how to schedule hours at the plants in order to minimize cost. How many hours should be kched/led at the Phoonix plant to minimite cost? Question 12 2p Haw many hours should be scheduled at the Denver plant to minimize cost? Question 13 Question 14 How aveh in dakarl wa ter cost be reduced if the CEO follows the walition you found? Question 15 inectdrminod