Formulate but do not solve the following exercise as a linear programming problem. A company...

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Formulate but do not solve the following exercise as a linear programming problem. A company manufactures x units of product A and y units of product B, on two machines, I and II. It has been determined that the company will realize a profit of $2 on each unit of product A and $4 on each unit of product B. To manufacture a unit of product A requires 5 min on machine I and 5 min on machine II. To manufacture a unit of product B requires 10 min on machine I and 5 min on machine II. There are 120 min available on machine I and 120 min available on machine II in each work shift. How many units of a product should be produced in each shift to maximize the company's profit P?

---Select--- Maximize Minimize P =

subject to the constraints
machine I

machine II

x 0
y 0

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