Internet case : chapter 7

Let x1: Ammonia

x2: Ammonium Phospate
x3: Ammonium Nitrate
x4: Urea
x5: Hydrofluoric acid
x6: Chlorine
x7: Caustic soda
x8: vinyl chloride monomer

Obj function: Max profit: 80x1+120x2+140x3+140x4+90x5+70x6+60x7+90x8
s.t
x11200
x2540
x3490
x4160
x5560
x61200
x71280
x8840
*40% natural gas curtailment: 8x1+10x2+12x3+12x4+7x5+18x6+20x7+14x851408


Which of Agri-Chems complexes would be least affeted by a gas curtailment?
- The caustic soda would be the least affected by the gas curtailment. Its production is eliminated
compeletely and the chlorine production is reduced from 1200 to 720 tons/day.