Q8. A firm manufactures two types of products A and B and sells them at a profitof Rs 5 per unit of type A and Rs 3 per unit of type B. Each product is processedon two machines M and Me. One unit of type a requires one minute of processingtime on M and two minutes of processing time on Ma; whereas one unit of type Brequires one minute of processing time on M, and one minute on My. Both themachines are available for atmost 5 hours and 6 hours in a day. Find how many unitsof each type of product should the firm purchase a day in order to maximize theprofit. Solve graphically

Q8. A firm manufactures two types of products A and B and sells them a

1.	Q8. A firm manufactures two types of products A and B and sells them at a profitof Rs 5 per unit of type A and Rs 3 per unit of type B. Each product is processedon two machines M and Me. One unit of type a requires one minute of processingtime on M and two minutes of processing time on Ma; whereas one unit of type Brequires one minute of processing time on M, and one minute on My. Both themachines are available for atmost 5 hours and 6 hours in a day. Find how many unitsof each type of product should the firm purchase a day in order to maximize theprofit. Solve graphically
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