Optimal Product Mix (L

Q1. WoodCo produces desks and chairs. It makes a profit of $250 per desk and $
hours. Each chair requires 18 sq. ft. of wood and 8 labour hours. WoodCo procur
labour hours. How many desks and chairs, it should manufacture to maximize the

(Hit N Trial) Monthly Production (Units) 15.78947368

Available Product Code Desks
4500 (Input 1) Labor Hours Required Per Unit 14
1600 (Input 2) Raw Material Required Per Unit 22
Unit Profit ($) $ 250.00

Profit ($) $ 11,052.63

Total Labour Hours Available Per Month 600

Total Wood Available per Month (square Feet) 1200
ptimal Product Mix (LP - Simplex)
$250 per desk and $150 per chair. Each desk requires 22 sq. ft. of wood and 14 labour
urs. WoodCo procures 1200 sq. ft. of wood per month and has available 600 monthly
cture to maximize the monthly profits?

47.36842
Chairs
8
18
$ 150.00

Available Limit
<= 600
<= 1200
 Optimal Product Mix (L
Q2. Shoe Company produces three types of ethnic footwear - shoes, sandals, an
shoe, sandal and slipper respectively. Each shoe requires 40 minutes of labour ti
labour time and 25 min of machining time. Each slipper requires 30 minutes of la
capacity of 2400 minutes of labour time and 2400 minutes of machining time. Ho
maximize the weekly profits?
(Hit N Trial) Weekly Production (Units) 0
Available Product Code Shoe
4500 (Input 1) Labor Time Required Per Unit (Minutes) 40
1600 (Input 2) Labor Time Required Per Unit (Minutes) 45
Unit Profit ($) $40

Profit ($) $ 2,608.70

Total Labour Time (Minutes) Available Per Week 2400

Total Machining Time (Minutes) per Week 2400

(0,41,52) => 2585

ptimal Product Mix (LP - Simplex)
- shoes, sandals, and slippers. It makes a profit of $40, $25, and $30 on each pair of
0 minutes of labour time and 45 min of machining time. Each sandal requires 20 minutes of
ires 30 minutes of labour time and 26 min of machining time. Shoe Company has a weekly
machining time. How many shoes, sandals, and slippers, it should manufacture to

41.73913 52.17391
Sandal Slipper
20 30
25 26
$25 $30

Available Limit
<= 2400
<= 2400
 Optimal Product Mix (L
Q3. A drug company produces six different drugs. Each drug requires labour hour
Cost and Unit Price per Pound is given below. Monthly Demand for each drug is g
Capacity in terms of available Labour Hours and Raw Material. This month, max
available. How can this company maximize its monthly profit?

(Hit N Trial) Monthly Drug Production (Pounds) 150

Available Product Code A
4500 (Input 1) Labor Hours Needed Per Pound of Drug (In Hours) 6
1600 (Input 2) Raw Material Required Per Pound of Drug (In Pounds) 3.2
Unit Selling Price per Pound of Drug ($) $ 12.50
Unit Cost Price Per Pound of Drug ($) $ 6.50
Market Demand Limit For Each Drug (Pounds) 960
Unit Profit per Pound of Drug ($) $ 6.00

Profit ($) ??

Total Labor Used (Hours) ??

Total Raw Material Used (Pounds) ??
ptimal Product Mix (LP - Simplex)
requires labour hours and raw material mentioned in Pounds below. For each drug, Unit
and for each drug is given below in Pounds. Also, Company has a limit of Monthly
al. This month, maximumof 4,500 hours of labor and 1,600 pounds of raw material are
?

160 170 180 190 200

B C D E F
5 4 3 2.5 1.5
2.6 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.3
$ 11.00 $ 9.00 $ 7.00 $ 6.00 $ 3.00
$ 5.70 $ 3.60 $ 2.80 $ 2.20 $ 1.20
928 1041 977 1084 1055
$ 5.30 $ 5.40 $ 4.20 $ 3.80 $ 1.80

Available Limit
<= 4500
<= 1600