Acompany makes two types of sofas, regular and long, at two locations, one in hickory and one in lenoir. the plant in hickory has a daily operating budget of $45,000 and can produce at most 300 sofas daily in any combination. it costs $150 to make a regular sofa and $200 to make a long sofa at the hickory plant. the lenoir plant has a daily operating budget of $36,000, can produce at most 250 sofas daily in any combination and makes a regular sofa for $135 and a long sofa for $180. the company wants to limit production to a maximum of 250 regular sofas and 350 long sofas each day. if the company makes a profit of $50 on each regular sofa and $70 on each long sofa, how many of each type should be made at each plant in order to maximize profit? what is the maximum profit?

Cooper sues company a in state court in south carolina, where he lives, for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage of $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of company a rear-ended his pickup truck. company a is incorporated in delaware, has its headquarters in new york, but does a substantial amount of business in south carolina. claiming diversity of citizenship, company a seeks removal to federal district court, but cooper opposes the motion. which of the following is true regarding whether the case may be properly removed to federal district court? the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and if company a's nerve center is in a state other than south carolina, then the case may be properly removed to federal court.the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and because company a is incorporated and has its headquarters in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court.because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is incorporated in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where company a's headquarters, nerve center, or principal place of business is located.because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is headquartered in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where company a is incorporated and regardless of the location of its nerve center.because the amount in controversy fails to satisfy jurisdictional requirements, regardless of the location of company a, the case may not be removed to federal court.