The Empire State Group is an investment advisory firm specializing in high$-$income investors in upstate New York. Empire has offices in Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo. Operating as a profit center, each office receives central services which includes information technology, marketing, accounting, and payroll. Empire has a total of $20$ investment advisors: $7$ each in Syracuse and Rochester and $6$ in Bufflalo. The investment advisors receive a bonus equal to $2\%$ of the regional office profit. Firm profits are the sum of the three regional points.