XYZ Inc. faces the following data on cost, demand and resource requirnments:

They have a total of 5,000 hours assembly time, and 9,000 hours of inspection, packing, and shipping time available per month. 4,000 pounds of special steel are available in a month. Formulate a linear programming model of this production planning problem so as to maximize the total contribution per month. Solve the problem formulated and report on the optimal solution and its corresponding objective function value.

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XYZ Inc. faces the following data on cost, demand and resource requirnments: 
  
They have a total of 5,000 hours assembly time, and 9,000 hours of inspection, packing, and shipping time available per month. 4,000 pounds of special steel are available in a month. Formulate a linear programming model of this production planning problem so as to maximize the total contribution per month. Solve the problem formulated and report on the optimal solution and its corresponding objective function value.

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The Answer of XYZ Inc. faces the following data on cost, demand and resource requirnments: 
  
They have a total of 5,000 hours assembly time, and 9,000 hours of inspection, packing, and shipping time available per month. 4,000 pounds of special steel are available in a month. Formulate a linear programming model of this production planning problem so as to maximize the total contribution per month. Solve the problem formulated and report on the optimal solution and its corresponding objective function value.

XYZ Inc Faces the Following Data on Cost, Demand and Resource