Quantitative Techniques for Managers

Class Test-I
Date: 05.02.2018 Time: 40 min.
Marks: 2×5=10

Q1. The proteins and carbohydrates are found in two different foods F 1 and F2. One unit of
food F1 contains 2 units of proteins and 6 units of carbohydrates. One unit of food F 2
contains 6 units of proteins and 3 units of carbohydrates. The minimum daily requirement
for a person of proteins and carbohydrates is 48 and 54 respectively. One unit of food F 1
and F2 cost Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 respectively. Find the optimal mix of food F 1 and F2 at the
minimum cost, which meets the daily minimum requirements of proteins and
carbohydrates. Formulate the complete LPP for the above problem.

Q2. Solve the following linear programming problem by using graphical method.

Maximize Z = 7X1 + 5X2

Subject to

4X 1 + 3X2 ≤ 240
2X 1 + X2 ≤ 100
X 1 , X2 ≥ 0