In: Statistics and Probability
Jane MacFarlene wants a weekly schedule for two business services, X and Y. Each 'unit' of X delivered to customers needs one service package, while each unit of Y uses two of the packages, and Jane has a maximum of 110 packages available a week. Each unit of X and Y needs 10 hours of subcontracted work, and Jane has signed agreements with subcontractors for a weekly minimum of 130 hours and a maximum of 650 hours. Jane knows from market surveys that demand for Y is high, and she will have no trouble selling any number of units. However, there is a maximum demand of 50 units of X, despite a long-term contract to supply 10 units to one customer. The net profit on each unit of X and Y is $2000 and $3000 respectively.
State the objective function mathematically State the constraints mathematically Do not solve problem graphically Setup the model in excel and use solver to determine the optimized solution (please give step by step excel instructions).
MAthematical statement of objective function and constraints is as follows:
Decision variables: Let X and Y represent the number of units of each business service that Jane should plan each week
Objective function: Max Z = 2000X + 3000Y
Constraints:
X + 2Y <= 110
10X + 10Y <= 650
10X + 10Y >= 130
X <= 50
X >= 10
X,Y >= 0