Harrington Corporation produces three products, A, B, and C. Pertinent information on these products is as follows:There are 150 direct labor hours available. Machine-hour capacity allows 100 anchor bolts, only; 50 bearings, only; 40 casters, only; or any combination of the three that does not exceed the capacity.
The machine-hour constraint for Harrington's linear programming model is:
A) The same as the labor-hour constraint.
B) A + 2B + 2.5C ≤ 100.
C) Indeterminable from the data given.
D) A + B + C ≤ 190.
E) 100A + 50B + 40C ≤ 19,000.

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Harrington Corporation produces three products, A, B, and C. Pertinent information on these products is as follows:There are 150 direct labor hours available. Machine-hour capacity allows 100 anchor bolts, only; 50 bearings, only; 40 casters, only; or any combination of the three that does not exceed the capacity.
The machine-hour constraint for Harrington's linear programming model is:
A) The same as the labor-hour constraint. 
B) A + 2B + 2.5C ≤ 100. 
C) Indeterminable from the data given. 
D) A + B + C ≤ 190. 
E) 100A + 50B + 40C ≤ 19,000.

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The Answer of Harrington Corporation produces three products, A, B, and C. Pertinent information on these products is as follows:There are 150 direct labor hours available. Machine-hour capacity allows 100 anchor bolts, only; 50 bearings, only; 40 casters, only; or any combination of the three that does not exceed the capacity.
The machine-hour constraint for Harrington's linear programming model is:
A) The same as the labor-hour constraint. 
B) A + 2B + 2.5C ≤ 100. 
C) Indeterminable from the data given. 
D) A + B + C ≤ 190. 
E) 100A + 50B + 40C ≤ 19,000.

Harrington Corporation Produces Three Products, A, B, and C