A facility produces two products. The labor constraint (in hours) is formulated as: 350x₁+300x₂ ≤ 10,000. The number 350 means that A) one unit of product 1 contributes $350 to the objective function. B) one unit of product 1 uses 350 hours of labor. C) the problem is unbounded. D) the problem has no objective function.

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The number 350 represents the labor hours required for producing one unit of product 1. Since the labor constraint is in terms of labor hours, it makes sense that the coefficient for labor hours (350) is included in the constraint equation.

A Facility Produces Two Products