Please use Excel for all of the homework problems listed below (i.e.

, ignore the graphical

methods). Also, manually write out each of the problems using the Problem Information,
Decision Variables, Objective Function, and Constraints sections (before using Excel).
7-14. The Electrocomp Corporation manufactures two electrical products: air conditioners and
large fans. The assembly process for each is similar in that both require a certain amount of
wiring and drilling. Each air conditioner takes 3 hours of wiring and 2 hours of drilling. Each fan
must go through 2 hours of wiring and 1 hour of drilling. During the next production period, 240
hours of wiring time are available and up to 140 hours of drilling time may be used. Each air
conditioner sold yields a profit of $25. Each fan assembled may be sold for a $15 profit.
Formulate and solve this LP production-mix situation, and find the best combination of air
conditioners and fans that yields the highest profit.

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Answers: 40 air conditioners; 60 fans; Maximum Profit = $1,900

7-15 Electrocomps management realizes that it forgot to include two critical constraints (see
Problem 7-14).In particular, management decides that there should be a minimum number of air
conditioners produced in order to fulfill a contract. Also, due to an oversupply of fans in the
preceding period, a limit should be placed on the total number of fans produced.
(a) If Electrocomp decides that at least 20 air conditioners should be produced but no more than
80fans should be produced, what would be the optimal solution? How much slack is there for
eachof the four constraints?
(b) If Electrocomp decides that at least 30 air conditioners should be produced but no more than
50 ans should be produced, what would be the optimal solution? How much slack is there
for each of the four constraints at the optimal solution?

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Answers:

(a) 40 air conditioners; 60 fans; Maximum Profit = $1,900

(b) 45 air conditioners; 50 fans; Maximum Profit = $1,875

7-17 The Outdoor Furniture Corporation manufactures two products, benches and picnic tables,
for use in yards and parks. The firm has two main resources: its carpenters (labor force) and a
supply of redwood for use in the furniture. During the next production cycle, 1,200 hours of
labor are available under a union agreement. The firm also has a stock of 3,500 feet of good-
quality redwood. Each bench that Outdoor Furniture produces requires 4 labor hours and 10 feet
of redwood; each picnic table takes 6 labor hours and 35 feet of redwood. Completed benches
will yield a profit of $9 each, and tables will result in a profit of $20 each. How many benches
and tables should Outdoor Furniture produce to obtain the largest possible profit? Use the
graphical LP approach.

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Answers: 262.5 benches; 25 tables; Maximum Profit = $2,862.50

7-24 The stock brokerage firm of Blank, Leibowitz, and Weinberger has
analyzed and recommended two stocks to an investors' club of college
Stock $
Lousiana Gas & Trimex Insulation
Factor Power Co.
Short-term 0.36 0.24
growth potential
Intermediate 1.67 1.5
growth potential
Dividend Rate 4% 8%
Potential
Each member of the club has an investment goal of (1) an
appreciation of no less than $720 in the short term, (2) an

Answers: Louisiana Gas and Power = $1,358.70; Trimex Insulation Company =

$1,820.65; Short-term growth = $926.09; Intermediate-term growth = $5,000; Dividends =
$200; Minimum Costs = $3,179

7-25 Woofer Pet Foods produces a low-calorie dog food for overweight dogs. This product is
made from beef products and grain. Each pound of beef costs $0.90, and each pound of grain
costs $0.60. A pound of the dog food must contain at least 9 units of Vitamin 1 and 10 units of
Vitamin 2. A pound of beef contains 10 units of Vitamin 1 and 12 units of Vitamin 2. A pound of
grain contains 6 units of Vitamin 1 and 9 units of Vitamin 2. Formulate this as an LP problem to
minimize the cost of the dog food. How many pounds of beef and grain should be included in
each pound of dog food? What is the cost and vitamin content of the final product?

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Answers: Beef = 0.75 pounds; Grain = 0.25 pounds; Vitamin 1 = 9 units;

Vitamin 2 = 11.25 units; Minimum Cost = $0.825
7.40The Weinberger Electronics Corporation manufactures four highly technical products
that it supplies to aerospace firms that hold NASA contracts. Each of the products must
pass through the following departments before they are shipped: wiring, drilling,
assembly and inspection. The time requirement in hours for each unit produced and its
corresponding profit value are summarized in the following table:
Department

Product Wiring Drilling Assembly Inspection Unit profit

0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 9

XJ201

1.5 1 4 1 12
XM897
 1.5 2 1 0.5 15
TR29

1 3 2 0.5 11
BR788
The production available in each department each month, and the minimum monthly production
requirement to fulfill contracts, are as follows:

Minimum Prod.
Department Capacity (hours) Product Level

15,000 150
Wiring XJ201

17,000 100
Drilling XM897

26,000 300
Assembly TR29

12,000 400
Inspection BR788
The production manager has the responsibility of specifying production levels for each
product for the coming month. Help him by calculating( that is, setting up the constraints
and objective function) Weinberger's problem using LP. Please show work

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Answers: XJ201 = 20,650 units; XM897 = 100 units; TR29 = 2,750 units;
BR788 = 400 units; Maximum Profit = $232,700