Stickley Furniture Company is a manufacturer of fine hand- crafted furniture. During the next production cycle, management is considering producing dining room tables, dining room chairs, and bookcases. The requirements for each item are shown below, as well as the production cost per unit and selling price per unit.

                                    Tables               chairs                bookcases           available

Assembly time                80mins              40mins              50mins              8,100 mins

Finishing time                30mins              20mins              30mins              4,500 mins

Wood(pounds)                80                     10                     50                     9,000 lbs

Production cost               $500                 $450                 $600

Selling price                   $860                 $575                 $900

A) Determine the production levels for each item in order to maximize marginal profit, while working within the constraints.

B) Handwrite the linear program with all unknowns clearly identified

C) The optimal solution, stated in your words.

D) Identify the binding sources, if any