Set up and solve Exercises 23–29 by the simplex method.
25. Poker The Texas Poker Company assembles three different poker sets. Each Royal Flush poker set contains 1000 poker chips, 4 decks of cards, 10 dice, and 2 dealer buttons. Each Deluxe Diamond poker set contains 600 poker chips, 2 decks of cards, 5 dice, and one dealer button. The Full House poker set contains 300 poker chips, 2 decks of cards, 5 dice, and one dealer button. The Texas Poker Company has 2,800,000 poker chips, 10,000 decks of cards, 25,000 dice, and 6000 dealer buttons in stock. They earn a profit of $38 for each Royal Flush poker set, $22 for each Deluxe Diamond poker set, and $12 for each Full House poker set.
- (a) How many of each type of poker set should they assemble to maximize profit? What is the maximum profit?
- (b) Find the values of any nonzero slack variables and describe what they tell you about any unused components.
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