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Robotics Factory Production Plan
A robotics factory can produce two types of robots: domestic assistants and industrial welders. With its current resources, the factory can produce a maximum of 100 domestic assistants per week if it produces no industrial welders. Alternatively, it can produce a maximum of 25 industrial welders per week if it produces no domestic assistants. The trade-off in production between the two types of robots is constant. The production manager is evaluating three potential weekly production schedules:
Schedule X: 60 domestic assistants and 10 industrial welders. Schedule Y: 40 domestic assistants and 18 industrial welders. Schedule Z: 80 domestic assistants and 5 industrial welders.
Based on the factory's capabilities, which of these schedules represent an achievable combination of outputs? Explain your reasoning for each schedule.
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