Name: Group ?
________________ Section: A-336____ Date: 07/25/22____
Exercise #1
Embassy Motorcycles (EM) manufactures two lightweight motorcycles
designed for easy handling and safety. The EZ-Rider model has a new
engine and a low profile that make it easy to balance. The Lady-Sport
model is slightly larger, uses a more traditional engine, and is specifically
designed to appeal to women riders. Embassy produces the engines for
both models at its Des Moines, Iowa, plant. Each EZ-Rider engine requires
6 hours of manufacturing time and each Lady-Sport engine requires 3
hours of manufacturing time. The Des Moines plant has 2100 hours of
engine manufacturing time available for the next production period.
Embassy’s motorcycle frame supplier can supply as many EZ-Rider frames
as needed. However, the Lady-Sport frames is more complex and supplier
can only provide up to 280 Lady-Sport frame for the next production period.
Final assembly and testing requires 2 hours for each EZ-Rider model and
2.5 hours for each Lady-Sport model. A maximum of 1000 hours of
assembly and testing time are available for the next period. The company’s
accounting department projects as profit contribution of $2400 for each EZ-
Rider produced and $1800 for each Lady-Sport produced.
Required:
a. Formulate a linear programming model that can be used to determine the number of
units of each model that should be produced in order to maximize the total contribution
to profit.
b. Solve the problem graphically. What is the optimal solution?
c. Which constraints are binding?
Note: Use the format given below in solving the problem:
1. Formulate the Objective Function: Zj = 2,400E + 1,800L
2. s.t.the following constraints:
Constraint 1 ____________________________________ 6E + 3L <= 2,100
Constraint 2 ____________________________________ 2E + 2.5L <= 1,000
Constraint 3 ____________________________________ L <= 280
(non-negativity) _________________________________ E,L >= 0
3. Graph (Draw the graph)
4. Extreme points and profit
Extreme points Coordinates Objective function: Profit
A (0,280) 2,400(0) + 1,800 (280) 504,000
B (150,280) 2,400(150) + 1,800(280) 864,000
C (250,200) 2,400(250) + 1,800(200) 960,000
D (350,0) 2,400(350) + 1,800(0) 840,000
DECISION: = __250 EZ-Rider_units. = ___200 Lady-Sport_units
In no more than 5 sentences, explain what you have just computed.
The group have computed the number of units of each model that should be produced in order
to maximize the total contribution to profit. According to the calculation, Embassy Motorcycles
should produce 250 units of EZ-Rider models and 200 units of Lady-Sport models for them to
acquire the largest profit available; which is $960,000.
Attached all manual solutions here.
Line 1:
6E + 3L = 2,100 6E + 3L = 2,100
6(0) + 3L = 2,100 6E + 3(0) = 2,100
3L = 2,100 6E = 2,100
L = 700 E = 350
(0,700) (350,0)
Line 2:
2E + 2.5L = 1,000 2E + 2.5L = 1,000
2(0) + 2.5L = 1,000 2E + 2.5(0) = 1,000
2.5L = 1,000 2E = 1,000
L = 400 E = 500
(0,400) (500,0)
Line 3:
L = 280 E=0
(0,280) (0,0)
Solving the intersection between the first and second equation using the elimination
method:
6E + 3L = 2,100 6E + 3(200) = 2,100
3(2E + 2.5L = 1,000) 6E + 600 = 2,100
6E + 3L = 2,100 6E = 2,100 - 600
(6E +7.5L = 3,000) 6E = 1,500
-4.5L = 900 E = 250
L = 200
Units: (250,200)
Solving the intersection between the second and third equation using the elimination
method:
2E + 2.5L = 1,000 2(150) + 2.5L = 1,000
L = 280 2.5L = 1,000 - 300
2E + 2.5(280) = 1,000 2,5L = 700
2E = 1,000 - 700 L = 280
2E = 300
E = 150
Units: (150,280)
-End of exercise-
