EMBA 2011-12

ROLL NO. 03

Merton Truck Company

Calculating contribution for each truck,
Contribution for model 101 = selling price (direct mat. + direct labour +
variable o/h)
= 39000 (24000 + 4000 + 8000)
= Rs. 3000/Contribution for model 102 = selling price (direct mat. + direct labour +
variable o/h)
= 38000 (20000 + 4500 + 8500)
= Rs. 5000/Decisions variables:
x1 = number of model 101 trucks produced,
x2 = number of model 102 trucks produced,
The algebraic formulation is:
Max. 3000.x1 + 5000.x2,
Constrains,
1.x1 + 2.x2 4000,
2.x1 + 2.x2 6000,
2.x1 + 5000,
..+ 3.x2 4500,
x1, x2 0.

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Q.1 (A) Find best products mix for Merton.

Sol. Solving by graphical method as follow.

Best product mix for Merton would be

Model 101 2000 trucks
Model 102 1000 trucks

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Q.1 (B) What would be the best product mix if engine assembly capacity
were raised by one unit, from 4000 to 4001 machine hour? What is the extra
unit of capacity worth?
Sol. Solving by graphical method as follow.

As shown in the graph best product mix after raising the capacity by one unit
of machine-hour would be model-101 1999 trucks and model-102 1001
trucks.
Extra unit of capacity worth is (11002000 11000000) Rs. 2000.

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Q.1 (C) Assume that a second additional unit of engine assembly capacity is
worth the same as the first. Verify that if the capacity were increased to 4100
machine hours, then the increase in the contribution would be 100 times that
in part (B).
Sol.

If we increase the one unit in machine hour capacity increases the

contribution by Rs. 2000/- as we seen in Q.1 (b) . whereas if we increase the
capacity by 100 units of machine hour i.e from 4000 to 4100 contribution
increases by Rs. 200000/- . which is (2000 * 100 times) 100 times of Rs.
2000/-. Hence it is been verified.
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Q.1 (D) How many units of engine assembly capacity can be added before
there is a change in the value of an additional unit of capacity?
Sol.

As shown in the graph above (line 1) i.e. constrain 1 which is engine

assembly machine hour, we can push it in the opposite direction of origin till
it passes through intersection point of (line 2 and line 4) 2nd and 4th constrain
i.e. stamping and model 102 assembly.
To derive that point of intersection we need to calculate as below.
Finding the value of x1 and x2 using equation
>> 2.(x1) + 2.(x2) = 6000

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>>

3.(x2) = 4500

So we get,
X2

= 1500, and x1 = 1500

With the further increase in unit of capacity of engine assembly machine

hour (from 4500 to 4501) there is no change in the contribution.
So no. of units can be added calculated below,
Substituting the value of x1 and x2 in the below equation,
= 1.(x1) + 2.(x2)
= 1.(1500) + 2.(1500)
= 4500
Therefore, unit can be added is (4500 4000 = 500).

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Q.2
Sol.
Company should adopt this alternative as we seen in Q1 (b) and Q (d).
increase in one unit of capacity inceases contribution by Rs. 2000/- and
company should rent 500 machine hours till which contribution increases
after that there is no change in contribution of increased unit in capacity. So
it is obvious that company should be willing to pay Rs. 2000/- for a rented
machine hour.

Q.3
Sol.
Decisions variables:
x1 = number of model 101 trucks produced,
x2 = number of model 102 trucks produced,
x3 = number of model 103 trucks produced.
The algebraic formulation is:
Max. 3000.x1 + 5000.x2 + 2000.x3,
Constrains,
1.x1 + 2.x2 + 0.8.x3 4000,
2.x1 + 2.x2 + 1.5.x3 6000,
2.x1 ++ 1.x3 5000,
..+ 3.x2 + 4500,
x1, x2, x3 0.

Solving the problem by analytical method by TORA

Results are as follow,

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(a) Merton company should not produce model 103 trucks. As it is been
clearly shown in the above result that there is no change in the
contribution and also optimum solution is derived by not producing the
any truck of model 103.
(b)Contribution on model 103 would be as high as Rs.2350/- before it
becomes worthwhile to produce. We can see that in above table in
maximum objective coeff. Column .
If we further increase the contribution by even Rs. 1/- it becomes
worth while to produce the new model.
That is clearly been seen in below table.

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Q.4
Sol.
As we seen in question no. 2 there is no use of increasing the capacity of
engine assembly department over 500 machine hours. As another constrains
i.e. stamping and assembly of model 102 does not allow you to produce the
higher no. of units. In addition to that direct labor cost increase by 50%
which further reduces companys contribution. And optimum solution would
remain same as of having 4500 machine hours. So x1 and x2 would be 1500
nos trucks.
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It is shown in graph below.

In above graph contribution decreased for model 101 and model 102 by 600
and 1200 respectively due the increased cost of direct labour by 50%.

Q.5
Sol.
As asked in the question model 101 truck has to atleast 3 times the model
102 trucks.
So introducing 5th constrain as follow,

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>> x1 3x2
>> x1 3x2 0
Adding constrain to the problem and solving using TORA we get,

Resulting optimum product mix is

Model 101 truck 2250 nos
Model 102 truck 750 nos.

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