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Gesit Thabrani Dual Degree – Management UNP
 Problem #1

Chad’s Pottery Barn has enough clay to make 24 small

vases or 6 large vases. He has only enough of a special
glazing compound to glaze 16 of the small vases or 8 of
the large vases. Let X1 = the number of small vases and
X2 = the number of large vases. The smaller vases sell
for $3 each, and the larger vases would bring $9 each.

(a) Formulate the problem

(b) Solve the problem graphically

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 Problem #2

The Munchies Cereal Company makes a cereal from

several ingredients. Two of the ingredients, oats and
rice, provide vitamins A and B. The company wants to
know how many ounces of oats and rice it should
include in each box of cereal to meet the minimum
requirements of 48 milligrams of vitamin A and 12
milligrams of vitamin B while minimizing cost. An ounce
of oats contributes 8 milligrams of vitamin A and 1
milligram of vitamin B, whereas an ounce of rice
contributes 6 milligrams of A and 2 milligrams of B. An
ounce of oats costs $0.05, and an ounce of rice costs
$0.03.
Formulate a linear programming model for this problem
and find the optimal solution using graphical!
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 Problem #3

PT CAT IS A SMALL FIRM THAT PRODUCES BOTH AA

AND BB PAINT FROM TWO RAW MATERIALS,
MATERIAL X AND MATERIAL Y

MAXIMUM DAILY AVAILABLE OF MATERIAL ARE 30

TONS MATERIAL X AND 40 TONS MATERIAL Y

TO MAKE 1 TON BB PAINT, THE FIRM USED 1 TON

MATERIAL X AND 2 TON MATERIAL Y

TO MAKE 1 TON AA PAINT, THE FIRM USED 2 TONS

MATERIAL X AND 1 TON MATERIAL Y

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 Problem #3
MARKET SURVEY INDICATES THAT :

THE DAILY DEMAND FOR AA PAINT CANNOT
EXCEED THAT FOR BB PAINT BY MORE THAN 5
TON

ALSO, MAXIMUM DAILY DEMAND FOR AA PAINT
IS 10 TONS

THE SELLING PRICE PER TON OF BB PAINT IS $3 AND

SELLING PRICE PER TON OF AA PAINT IS $2

PT CAT WANTS TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM

(BEST) PRODUCT MIX OF BB AND AA PAINTS THAT
MAXIMIZES THE TOTAL DAILY INCOME
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