In: Statistics and Probability
A company produces and sells 4 types of products – P1, P2, P3, and P4. The table below summarizes the relevant data.
Three types of raw materials – RM1, RM2, and RM3 are required for the manufacturing process. The availability and cost per unit for each raw material are specified under the columns Available and Cost per unit, respectively.
The company is contractually obligated to produce at least a minimum quantity for each product; these are specified in the row Minimum quantity.
The selling price per unit of the products are specified in the row Selling price per unit.
The resource requirements for each product are as follows:
The fixed cost incurred to produce each unit of product are specified in the row Fixed cost/unit.
The cost of producing each unit of each product is given by the fixed cost plus the cost of the raw material used in producing that unit.
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
P4 |
Available |
Cost per unit |
|
RM1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
18000 |
$3 |
RM2 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
30000 |
$4 |
RM3 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
36000 |
$2 |
Minimum quantity |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
||
Fixed cost/unit |
$6 |
$8 |
$10 |
$4 |
||
Selling price per unit |
$50 |
$60 |
$90 |
$40 |
Formulate this problem as a linear program and obtain the optimal solutions so as to maximize the total profits under the given constraints.