Gatson manufacturing company produces 2 types of tires: Economy tire; Premium tire. The manufacturing time and the profit contribution per tire are given in the following table:
Answer the following assuming that the company is interested in maximizing the total profit contribution. a. What is the linear programming model for this problem? b. Develop a spreadsheet model and find the optimal solution using Excel Solver. How many tires of each model should Gatson manufacture? c. What is the total profit contribution Gatson can earn with the optimal production quantities?
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