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  • A manufacturer has employed 5 skilled men and 10 semi-skilled men and makes two models A and B of an article. The making of one item of model A requires 2 hours of work by a skilled man and 2 hours work by a semi-skilled man. One item of model B r

A manufacturer has employed 5 skilled men and 10 semi-skilled men and makes two models A and B of an article. The making of one item of model A requires 2 hours of work by a skilled man and 2 hours work by a semi-skilled man. One item of model B requires 1 hour by a skilled man and 3 hours by a semi-skilled man. No man is expected to work more than 8 hours per day. The manufacturer’s profit on an item of model A is Rs. 15 and on an item of model B is Rs 10. How many items of each model should be made per day in order to maximize daily profit? Formulate the above LPP and solve it graphically and find the maximum profit.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Let x be the number of items of model A and y be the number of items of model B.

Let z be the required profit

Subject to constraints

    2x + y \leq 8\times 5

\Rightarrow 2x + y \leq 40

2x + 2y \leq 8\times 10 \\ & \Rightarrow 2x + 2y \leq 80

    x \geq 0, \ y\geq 0

Maximize z = 15x + 10y

Changing the above inequalities to equations

2x + y = 40

x 0 20
y 40 0

2x + 3y =80

x 0 40
y 80/3 0

 

Now, plotting these points on the graph

In graph: the shaded region is the required feasible region.

Vertices maximum z = 15x +10y
O(0,0) 15 \times 0 + 10\times 0 = 0
A(20,0) 15 \times 20 + 10\times 0 = 300
B(10,20) 15 \times 10 + 10\times 20 = 350
C(0, \frac{80}{3}) 15 \times 0 + 10\times \frac{80}{3} = 266.6

Maximum profit is obtained when the manufacturer produces 10 items of model A & 20 items of model B and the maximum profit is: 350

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Ravindra Pindel

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