IE221 OPERATIONS RESEARCH Activity IE221 OPERATIONS RESEARCH Activity

STUDENT NAME

STUDENT NO.
Linear Programming:
Simplex Method 01 STUDENT NAME

STUDENT NO.
Linear Programming:
Simplex Method 01
1. A company makes three models of desks, an executive 2. A farmer wants to customize his fertilizer for his
model, an office model and a student model. Each desk current crop. He can buy plant food mix A and plant
spends time in the cabinet shop, the finishing shop and food mix B. Each cubic yard of food A contains 20
the crating shop as shown in the table: pounds of phosphoric acid, 30 pounds of nitrogen and 5
pounds of potash. Each cubic yard of food B contains 10
pounds of phosphoric acid, 30 pounds of nitrogen and 10
Type of Cabinet Finishing Crating Profit pounds of potash. He requires a minimum of 460 pounds
desk Shop Shop Shop of phosphoric acid, 960 pounds of nitrogen and 220
Executive 2 1 1 150 pounds of potash. If food A costs $30 per cubic yard
Office 1 2 1 125 and food B costs $35 per cubic yard, how many cubic
Student 1 1 5 50 yards of each food should the farmer blend to meet the
Available 16 16 10 minimum chemical requirements at a minimal cost? What
hours is this cost?

How many of each type of model should be made to

maximize profits?