Pape op 30. Evi wy Darton 0 J Maximizing the Profit of a Business Math 1010 Intermediate Algebra Group Project, In this project your group will solve the following problem: ‘A manufacturer produces the following two items: computer desks and bookcases. Each item requires processing in each of two departments. Department A has 55 hours available and department B has 39 hours available each week for production. To manufacture a computer desk requires 4 hours in department A and 3 hours in department 8 while a bookcase requires 3 hours in department A and 2 hours in department B. Profits on the items are $72 and $23 respectively. If all the units can be sold, how many of each should be made to maximize profits? Let X be the number of computer desks that are sold and Y be number of bookcases sold. 5 1. 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Have the bottom left be the origin, with the horizontal axis representing X and the vertical axis representing Y. Label the axes with what they represent and label your lines as you graph them, Yx+3[o)ésS Yxtoe SF Bx toZ24 no ee x20 NE5. The above shape should have 4 corners. Find the coordinates of the ordered pairs that make up these corners. For the intersection of the two slanted lines you will have to solve the 2 by 2 “system made up of their equations. Be sure to show your work for full credit! ° 55/s \}} 3(2x42y)=69) 3 oeNesPNe.ah freee, 6. The next thing to do is to plug each of the points you found in part 5 into the profit function to determine which ordered pair gives the maximum profit. Be sure to show your work for full Ut “0” z z yea x " credit! 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