Jane MacFarlane wants a weekly schedule for two business services, X and

Y. Each 'unit' of X deliverd to customers needs one service package, while

each unit of Y uses two of the packagees, and Jane has a maximum of 110
packages available a week. Each unit of X and Y needs 10 hours of
subcontracted work, and Jane has signed agreements with subcontractors
for a weekly minimum of 130 hours and a maximum of 650 hours. Jane
knows from market surveys that demand for Y is high, and she will have no
trouble selling any number of units. However, there is a maximum demand
of 50 units of X, despite a long-term contract to supply 10 units to one
customer. The net profit on each unit of X and Y is €2,000 and €3,000
respectively. Formulate this problem as a linear programme. Use a
graphical method to find an optimal solution. Use a suitable program to
check your results.

Homework Problem 11.3

 X Y Constraint

Packages 1 2 110
Hours of Subcontracted Work/Unit 10 10
Minimum Work 130
Maximum Work 650
Demand Maximum 50 open
Demand Minimum 10 open

Net Profit € 2,000 € 3,000

Number of Units

Objective
Maximize Profit