RMC, Inc.

is a small firm that produces a variety of chemical

products. In a particular production process, three raw materials are
blended (mixed together) to produce two products: a fuel additive and
a solvent base. Each ton of fuel additive is a mixture of 2 5 ton of
material 1 and 35 ton of material 3. A ton of solvent base is a mixture
of 12 ton of material 1, 15 ton of material 2, and 310 ton of material 3.
After deducting relevant costs, the profit contribution is $50 for every
ton of fuel additive produced and $30 for every ton of solvent base
produced.
RMC’s production is constrained by a limited availability of the three
raw materials. For the current production period, RMC has available
the following quantities of each raw material:
ANS:
F = tons of fuel additive
S = tons of solvent base
Maximize: Z=50F+30S
2 1
F+ S ≤ 20 (Material 1)
5 2
1
S ≤5 (Material 2)
5
3 3
F+ S ≤ 21(Material 3)
5 10
F, S≥0

Find the quantities require to maximise Z,

Corner point:
F S Z
0 25 750
18.75 25 1687.5
25 20 1850
35 0 1750
To maximizing the total profit contribution, 25 tons of fuel additive and 20 tons
of solvent base should be produced. Simultaneous, the projected total profit
contribution is:
(50x25) + (30x20) =$1850