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Linear Programming Word Problem Dr. Lum teaches part-time at two different community colleges, Hilltop College and Serra College. Dr. Lum can teach up to 7 classes per semester. For every class taught by him at Hilltop College, he needs to spend 3 hours per week preparing lessons and grading papers, and for each class at Serra College, he must do 4 hours of work per week. He has determined that he cannot spend more than 24 hours per week preparing lessons and grading papers. If he earns

$4,200

per class at Hillop College and

$4,600

per class at Serra College, how many should he teach at each college to maximize his income, and what will be' his income? a. Letting

x

be the first of the variables listed in the problem statement, and

y

the second, write the objective function.

z=

?

b. Graph the feasible region on paper, then list the corner points of the feasible region. (Enter ordered pairs (

x,y

), separated by commas.) c. Test the corner points to find the optimum value of the objective function: The "winning" corner point is

?

The optimum value of the objective function is

?


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