Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Problem #3 -
PK Inc. manufactures interior and exterior paints from two raw materials, M1
and M2. The following table provides the basic data of the problem:
Tons of raw materials per ton of
Interior paint
4
Maximum daily
Exterior paint
availability (tons)
Raw material M,
Raw material M2
24
1
2
6
Profit per ton
$5,000
$4,000
A market survey indicates that the daily demand for interior paint cannot exceed that for exterior paint
by more than 1 ton. Also, the maximum daily demand for interior paint is 2 tons.
PK Inc. wants to determine the optimum (best) product mix of interior and exterior paints that maximizes
the total daily profit.
-; Formulate and explain the mathematical model for this LP problem, including:
a.
The Objective Function
All the constr aints that the solution must satisfy, including nonnegativity.
b.
ie Solve the LP problem using the graphical method.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem #3 - PK Inc. manufactures interior and exterior paints from two raw materials, M1 and M2. The following table provides the basic data of the problem: Tons of raw materials per ton of Interior paint 4 Maximum daily Exterior paint availability (tons) Raw material M, Raw material M2 24 1 2 6 Profit per ton $5,000 $4,000 A market survey indicates that the daily demand for interior paint cannot exceed that for exterior paint by more than 1 ton. Also, the maximum daily demand for interior paint is 2 tons. PK Inc. wants to determine the optimum (best) product mix of interior and exterior paints that maximizes the total daily profit. -; Formulate and explain the mathematical model for this LP problem, including: a. The Objective Function All the constr aints that the solution must satisfy, including nonnegativity. b. ie Solve the LP problem using the graphical method.
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