Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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    A firm that assembles refrigerators and stoves is about to start production of new
    models of each. Each model will require assembly time, inspection time, and
    storage space. The amounts of each of these resources that can be devoted to the
    production of the items is limited. The manager of the firm would like to determine
    the quantity of each item to produce in order to maximize the profit generated by
    sales. He has the following data at his disposal:
    Refridgerators Stoves
    Profit per unit $60 $50
    Assembly time per unit 4 hours 10 hours
    Inspection time per unit 2 hours 1 hour
    Storage space per unit 3 cubic feet 3 cubic feet
    Other information
    Resource Amount of time available
    Assembly time 100 hours
    Inspection time 22 hours
    Storage space 39 cubic feet
    Questions -
    •Identify the feasible solution space.
    •At which point will profit be maximized?
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