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Activity1 Simplex-Method PDF

The document describes two linear programming problems. The first involves a company that makes three types of desks and needs to determine how many of each type to make to maximize profits given constraints on available hours in three production shops. The second problem involves a farmer who needs to determine the optimal mix of two fertilizer options to meet chemical requirements at minimum cost.

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Activity1 Simplex-Method PDF

The document describes two linear programming problems. The first involves a company that makes three types of desks and needs to determine how many of each type to make to maximize profits given constraints on available hours in three production shops. The second problem involves a farmer who needs to determine the optimal mix of two fertilizer options to meet chemical requirements at minimum cost.

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IE221 OPERATIONS RESEARCH Activity IE221 OPERATIONS RESEARCH Activity

STUDENT NAME

STUDENT NO.
Linear Programming:
Simplex Method 01 STUDENT NAME

STUDENT NO.
Linear Programming:
Simplex Method 01
1. A company makes three models of desks, an executive 2. A farmer wants to customize his fertilizer for his
model, an office model and a student model. Each desk current crop. He can buy plant food mix A and plant
spends time in the cabinet shop, the finishing shop and food mix B. Each cubic yard of food A contains 20
the crating shop as shown in the table: pounds of phosphoric acid, 30 pounds of nitrogen and 5
pounds of potash. Each cubic yard of food B contains 10
pounds of phosphoric acid, 30 pounds of nitrogen and 10
Type of Cabinet Finishing Crating Profit pounds of potash. He requires a minimum of 460 pounds
desk Shop Shop Shop of phosphoric acid, 960 pounds of nitrogen and 220
Executive 2 1 1 150 pounds of potash. If food A costs $30 per cubic yard
Office 1 2 1 125 and food B costs $35 per cubic yard, how many cubic
Student 1 1 5 50 yards of each food should the farmer blend to meet the
Available 16 16 10 minimum chemical requirements at a minimal cost? What
hours is this cost?

How many of each type of model should be made to


maximize profits?

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