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Gallery Corporation makes two products, footballs and baseballs. Additional information follows:

    Footballs     Baseballs  
Units   2,000     2,500  
Sales   $60,000     $25,000  
Variable costs   24,000     13,750  
Fixed costs   10,000     5,250  
Net income   $26,000     $6,000  
Yards of leather per unit   1.25     0.30  
Profit per unit   $13.00     $2.40  
Contribution margin per unit   $18.00     $4.50  


Assume that Gallery is able to order an additional 2,500 yards of leather and wishes to maximize its income. Of the additional units it produces, at least 500 of each product are necessary for sales.

How many units of each must be produced?    

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