In: Statistics and Probability
Let P1 = number of Product 1 to be produced
P2 = number of Product 2 to be produced
P3 = number of Product 3 to be produced
P4 = number of Product 4 to be produced
Maximize 15P1 + 20P2 + 24P3 + 15P4 Total profit
Subject to
8P1 + 12P2 + 10P3 + 8P4 ≤ 3000 Material requirement constraint
4P1 + 3P2 + 2P3 + 3P4 ≤ 1000 Labor hours constraint
P2 > 120 Minimum quantity needed for Product 2 constraint
And P1, P2, P3, P4 ≥ 0 Non-negativity constraints.
(a) Determine the optimal solution and the optimal value and interpret their meanings.
(b) Determine the slack (or surplus) value for each constraint and interpret its meaning.
Solve without using Microsoft Excel