Activity 3 C
Activity 3 C
Activity 3 C
CBET-01-601A
Activity 3C
Maximization of Profit (Simplex method)
The Metal Company produces aluminum frying pans and aluminum casserole dishes. Each frying pan and
each casserole dish requires 10 oz. aluminum. The company’s daily aluminum supply is limited to 140 oz.
Each frying pan and each casserole dish requires 20 minutes and 40 minutes respectively on the casting
machine which is available for 400 minutes a day. Each frying pan requires an insulated handle and only
12 of this are available each day. Each casserole dish requires 2 special pick-up handles and only 16 of this
are available daily. Each frying pan contributes P150 to profit and each casserole dish contributes P200
to profit. The man is good and the company can sell all it can produce. Determine the best combination
of frying pans and casserole dishes which the company must produce and sell to maximize profit. What
is this profit?
Linear Program
Maximize Z = P150x1 + P200x2
Subject to:
10x1 + 10x2 ≤ 140
20x1 + 40x2 ≤ 400
x1 ≤ 12
2x2 ≤ 16
x1,x2 ≥ 0
Second Solution
Cj P150 P200 P0 P0 P0 P0
Pm Qty x1 x2 S1 S2 S3 S4
P0 S1 60 10 0 1 0 0 -5
P0 S2 80 20 0 0 1 0 -20
P0 S3 12 1 0 0 0 1 0
P200 x2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1/2
Zj 1600 0 200 0 0 0 100
Cj-Zj 150 0 0 0 0 -100
20
− = −1
80/20=4 20/20=1 0/20=0 0/20=0 1/20=1/20 0/20=0 20
Cj P150 P200 P0 P0 P0 P0
Pm Qty x1 x2 S1 S2 S3 S4
P0 S1 20 0 0 1 - 1/2 0 5
1⁄
P150 x2 4 1 0 0 20 0 -1
P0 S3 8 0 0 0 1⁄ 1 1
20
P200 x2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1/2
Zj 2200 150 200 0 15/2 0 -50
Cj-Zj 0 0 0 -15⁄2 0 50
1
− 2 = −1/10
20/5= 4 0/5=0 0/5=0 1/5=1/5 5 0/5=0 5/5=1
In Fourth Solution there is no positive Cj – Zj values so the optimum solution has been obtained.
Cj P150 P200 P0 P0 P0 P0
Pm Qty x1 x2 S1 S3 S4
S2
1⁄
P0 S1 4 0 0 1/5 10 0 1
1⁄ 1⁄ 0
P150 x1 8 1 0 5 20 0
P0 S3 4 0 0 1⁄ 3⁄ 1 0
5 20
P200 x2 6 0 1 1⁄ 1⁄ 0 0
10 20
Zj 2400 150 200 10 5⁄ 0 0
2
Cj-Zj 0 0 -10 -5⁄2 0 0
Optimum Solution