Case facts for an operating system:Activities 1 -3 require 1

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Case facts for an operating system:Activities 1 -3 require 10 min/unit of product

It has 9 different activities
Activities 4- 9 require 5 min/unit of product
It has 3 resources
Two of them are employees in the organization and the third resource is equipment. There is a total availability of 2400 minutes per week or 40 hrs./ week per resource.
First resource is Sam - experienced operator with 10 years on the job. He's responsible for activities 1 -3. Works for 40 hours/week.
Second resource is Emily - experienced operator with 15 years on the job. She's responsible for activities for 4 -6. Works for 40 hours/week.
Third resource is specialized equipment, "The Machine". Responsible for activities 7-9. Works for 40 hours/week.
There are 3 jobs in the mix. Each job requires a different set of activities to be performed on them to be produced.
Job A
Requires activities 4, 8, 9 (Resources are Emily and "The Machine")
Requires minimal activities
Job B
Requires activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (All resources required)
Requires quite a bit of activities except 4 and 9
Job C
Requires activities 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (All resources required)
Requires all activities except 1
Weekly demands and profit margins for each job are different from one another.

Question:
Given this information, which product mix would maximize revenue? Analyze and provide answer an answer for each of the below scenarios.
Scenario 1 - The demand in units/week is the maximum demand for each product in the week. (Cannot exceed demand)
Scenario 2 - The demand in units/week is the forecasted demand for each product in a given week, you can exceed the demand. (Can exceed demand)

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