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Mantle, Inc. produces two types of wooden mallets, Ash and Oak, in its Miami factory. Data relating to the mallets are given below:

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Ash

Oak

Unit selling price	$30	$28
Variable manufacturing costs	11	12
Variable selling costs	1	$1
Minutes required per unit	20	15
Demand per period	1,200	1,600

A total of 600 hours are available in the Miami facility.

Required:

a.	How many hours will be required to satisfy the demand for both products?

b.	How much of each product should be produced to maximize Mantle's operating

income?

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