In: Statistics and Probability
A Cake & Pastry shop makes 3 types of cakes which require
three significant ingredients, given the combination of other
ingredients vary. The data for the amount of these ingredients
needed to make the cakes are provided in the table below:
Develop and solve a linear programming model to maximize the profit. What is the optimal solution for this problem?
Cake | Small | Medium | Large | Available |
Plain flour (Ounce) | 8 | 16 | 21 | 400 |
Caster sugar (Ounce) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 550 |
Cocoa powder (Ounce) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 150 |
Profit/Unit | $18 | $25 |
$32 |