Factory T produces toys, in particular jump rope, which are made of two wood

handles and polyester rope. To make a jump rope you need two pieces of wood

to make the handles and three pieces of polyester rope braid together. The

production is made in two different factories in Mexico and in the United

States. Each factory employs 600 workers.

Factory T hires you as manager of their international department to organize

the production of jump ropes. Your role is to optimize the production, given

costs, currencies levels and number of employees.

Workers can make either handles in wood or rope during a day. The

production of a worker per day in Mexico and the USA, respectively, is

presented in the following table.

\fTable 1: Productivity table: Output per worker per day Activity Wood handle Polyester rope Mexico 30 90 Factory USA 150 150