A workshop makes desks and stools. In $M=\begin{pmatrix}6&10\ 8&5\end{pmatrix}$, rows represent M

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A workshop makes desks and stools. In $M=\begin{pmatrix}6&10\ 8&5\end{pmatrix}$, rows represent Monday and Tuesday, and columns represent desks and stools. In $N=\begin{pmatrix}4&6\ 3&4\end{pmatrix}$, rows represent desks and stools, and columns give the numbers of wooden panels and brackets needed for one item. Calculate $MN$.[2] On which day were more brackets needed, and how many more were needed? Identify the entries you use.[2]

Accepted Answer

(a) $\begin{pmatrix}54&76\ 47&68\end{pmatrix}$ (b) Monday, 8 more brackets

Production and material matrices

Production and material matrices

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