Assignment # 05

This assignment is about using MS Excel Solver function.

The task is to calculate linearly optimized solution of the following three

problems. Solve each problem on a different worksheet within one Excel
workbook.

Problem 1:

The Whitt Window Company is a company with only three employees which makes two
different kinds of hand‐crafted windows: a wood‐framed and an aluminum‐framed
window. They earn Rs. 60 profit for each wood‐framed window and Rs. 30 profit for each
aluminum‐framed window. Doug makes the wood frames, and can make 6 per day. Linda
makes the aluminum frames, and can make 4 per day. Bob forms and cuts the glass, and
can make 48 square feet of glass per day. Each wood‐ framed window uses 6 square feet
of glass and each aluminum‐framed window uses 8 square feet of glass.

The company wishes to determine how many windows of each type to produce per day to
maximize total profit. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.

Problem 2:

A confectionery company mixes three types of toffees to form one kilogram of toffee packs.
The pack is sold at Rs. 17. The three types of toffees cost Rs. 20, Rs. 10 and Rs. 5 per kg,
respectively. The mixture must contain at least 0.3 kg of the first type of toffees and the
weight of the first two types of toffees must at least be equal to the weight of the third type.
Determine the optimal mix for maximum profit.

Problem 3:

A firm can produce three types of cloth, say, A, B and C. Three kinds of wool are
required for it, say, red wool, green wool, and blue wool. One unit of type A cloth
needs 2 yards of red wool and 3 yards of blue wool; and one length of type B cloth
needs 3 yards of red wool, 2 yards of green wool and 2 yards of blue wool; and one -
unit length of type C cloth needs 5 yards of green wool and 4 yards of blue wool.
The firm has a stock of only 8 yards of red wool, 10 yards of green wool and 15 yards
of blue wool. It is assumed that the income obtained from one-unit length of type A
cloth is Rs. 3, of type B is Rs. 5 and that of type C is Rs. 4.