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Problem 1. Komet Machine Tool Problem PDF
Problem 1. Komet Machine Tool Problem PDF
Kommet
Machine
Tool
Company
produces
two
products,
muffler
bearings
and
torque
amplifiers.
One
muffler
bearing
requires
.20
hours
of
assembly
labor,
.45
hours
in
the
stamping
department
and
9
square
feet
of
sheet
steel.
Each
torque
amplifier
requires
.50
hours
in
assembly
and
.30
hours
in
stamping
and
uses
8
square
feet
of
sheet
steel.
Current
weekly
capacities
in
the
two
departments
are
400
hours
of
assembly
labor
and
500
hours
of
stamping
capacity.
Sheet
steel
costs
35
cents
per
square
foot.
Muffler
bearings
can
be
sold
for
$20.00
each.
Torque
amplifiers
can
be
sold
for
$17.00
each.
Unused
capacity
in
either
department
cannot
be
laid
off
or
otherwise
fruitfully
used.
1. Formulate
and
solve
a
LP
useful
in
maximizing
the
weekly
profit
contribution.
Determine
the
optimal
schedule,
i.e.
production
levels
of
the
two
products,
assembly
labor
used,
time
required
in
the
stamping
department
and
sheet
steel
required.
2. It
has
just
been
discovered
that
up
to
150
hours
of
overtime
assembly
labor
can
be
scheduled
at
a
cost
of
$7
per
hour.
Modify
the
formulation
and
solve.
What
if
an
overtime
assembly
hour
costs
$10.00?