The Burroughs Garment Company manufactures men's shirts and women's blouses for Walmark Discount Stores. Walmark will accept all the production supplied by Burroughs.
The production process includes cutting, sewing, and packaging. Burroughs employs 25 workers in the cutting department, 35 in the sewing department, and 5 in the packaging department. The factory works one 8-hour shift, 5 days a week. The following table gives the time requirements and prices per unit for the two garments:

(a) Determine the optimal weekly production schedule for Burroughs.
(b) Determine the worth of one hour of cutting, sewing, and packaging in terms of the total revenue.
(c) If overtime can be used in cutting and sewing, what is the maximum hourly rate Burroughs should pay for overtime?

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Minutes per unit Garmen Cutg Seing Packaging Unit price (3) Shirts Blouses 20 60 70 60 12 8.00 12.00