Horner's Hockey supplies manufactures three kinds of hockey sticks. Horner's has 1200 machine hours to...

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Horner's Hockey supplies manufactures three kinds of hockey sticks. Horner's has 1200 machine hours to make the sticks. Due to quality issues, Horner's has decided to add a testing step in their manufacturing process. There are 800 testing hours available and it takes 0.5,1 and 1.5 testing hours respectively to make one unit of wood, steel, and graphite sticks.
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In excel, using linear programming, determine the optimal product mix for Horner. Use the link below to access the file to complete the work - the template has been started far you but will require you to complete it and set up the linear programming information. (7 marks)
What is the optimal production mix? (1 mark)
What is the contribution associated with the optimal production mix? (1 mark)
What constraints are binding and which are not? (2 marks)
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