Maxwell Manufacturing makes two models of felt tip marking pens. Requirements for each lot of pens are given below.
| |
Fliptop Model |
Tiptop Model |
Available |
| Plastic |
3 |
4 |
36 |
| Ink Assembly |
5 |
4 |
40 |
| Molding Time |
5 |
2 |
30 |
The profit for either model is $1000 per lot.
- What is the linear programming model for this problem?
- What are the boundary points of the feasible region?
- What is the profitability at each boundary point of the feasible region?
- Find the optimal solution.
- Will there be excess capacity in any resource? If so, how much excess capacity?