A company produces three products P, Q and R using raw materials A, B and C. One unit of P requires 1, 2 and 3 units of A, B and C respectively. One unit of Q requires 2, 3 and 2 units of A, B and C respectively. One unit of R requires 1, 2 and 2 units of A, B and C respectively. The number of units available for raw material A, B and C are 8, 14 and 13 units respectively.  Using the matrix method, determine the number of units of each product to produce in order to utilize completely the available resources

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A company produces three products P, Q and R using raw materials A, B and C. One unit of P requires 1, 2 and 3 units of A, B and C respectively. One unit of Q requires 2, 3 and 2 units of A, B and C respectively. One unit of R requires 1, 2 and 2 units of A, B and C respectively. The number of units available for raw material A, B and C are 8, 14 and 13 units respectively.  Using the matrix method, determine the number of units of each product to produce in order to utilize completely the available resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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