Deluxe Standard Quantity Produced: Type Allocation Model
Deluxe Standard Quantity Produced: Type Allocation Model
DECISION VARIABLES
Chair Desk Table
Product mix
OBJECTIVES Total
Profit 15 24 18
Assembly
Shipping
Chair market
Desk market
Table market
CASE:
Veerman Furniture Company makes three kinds of office furniture: chairs, desks, and tables.
product requires some labor in the parts fabrication department, the assembly department, an
shipping department. The furniture is sold through a regional distributor, who has estimated t
maximum potential sales for each product in the coming quarter. Finally, the accounting
department has provided some data showing the profit contributions on each product. The de
problem is to determine the product mix—that is, to maximize Veerman’s profit for the quart
choosing production quantities for the chairs, desks, and tables.
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REQUIREMENT