The trim-look company makes several lines of skirts, dresses, and sport coats. recently, a consultant suggested that the company reevaluate its south islander line and allocate its resources to products that would maximize contribution to profits and to overhead. each product requires the same polyester fabric and must pass through the cutting and sewing departments. the following data were collected for the study. processing time (hr) product cutting sewing material (yd) skirt 22 11 11 dress 33 22 11 sport coat 33 55 55 the cutting department has 120120 hours of capacity, sewing has 200200 hours of capacity, and 120120 yards of material are available. each skirt contributes $99 to profits and overhead; each dress, $2121; and each sport coat, $3535. a. let x1 = number of skirts produced, x2 = number of dresses produced, x3 = number of sport coats produced. specify the objective function and constraints for the problem.

Bear, inc. estimates its sales at 200,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 20,000 units each quarter over the year. they have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods. each unit sells for $35. 40% of the sales are for cash. 70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter. the remainder is received in the quarter following sale. cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at

Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall

Luc do purchased stocks for $6,000. he paid $4,000 in cash and borrowed $2,000 from the brokerage firm. he bought 100 shares at $60.00 per share ($6,000 total). the loan has an annual interest rate of 8 percent. six months later, luc do sold the stock for $65 per share. he paid a commission of $120 and repaid the loan. his net profit was how much? pls