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 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?  
 

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