Q 3.

(The Beaver Creek Pottery Company)

Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2
Products: Bowl Mug subject to the constraints
Profit per unit: x1 + 2x2 ≤ 40
Resources: Usage Constraint Available Left Over 4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 120
x1, x2 ≥ 0 There
Labor (hr/unit) <= are no slack resources left
Clay (lb/unit) <= over.

Production:
Bowls =
Mugs =
Profit =
 Variable Cells
Final Reduced Objective Allowable Allowable
Cell Name Value Cost Coefficient Increase Decrease
$B$10 Bowls = 24 0 40 26.67 15
$B$11 Mugs = 8 0 50 30 20

Constraints
Final Shadow Constraint Allowable Allowable
Cell Name Value Price R.H. Side Increase Decrease
$E$6 Labor (hr/unit) Usage 40 16 40 40 10
$E$7 Clay (lb/unit) Usage 120 6 120 40 60
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 Q 3. (The Beaver Creek Pottery Company)
Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x
Products: Bowl Mug subject to the constraints
Profit per unit: x1 + 2x2 ≤ 80
Resources: Usage Constraint Available Left Over 4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 120
x1, x2 ≥ 0
Labor (hr/unit)
Clay (lb/unit)

Production:
Bowls =
Mugs =
Profit =

Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2

subject to the constraints Cell
Original x1 + 2x2 ≤ 40 $E$6
Problem 4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 120 $E$7
x1, x2 ≥ 0
Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2 Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2 Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2 Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2
subject to the constraints subject to the constraints subject to the constraints subject to the constraints
x1 + 2x2 ≤ 80 x1 + 2x2 ≤ 30 x1 + 2x2 ≤ 40 x1 + 2x2 ≤ 40
4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 120 4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 120 4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 160 4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 60
x1, x2 ≥ 0 x1, x2 ≥ 0 x1, x2 ≥ 0 x1, x2 ≥ 0

Final Shadow Constraint Allowable Allowable

Name Value Price R.H. Side Increase Decrease
Labor (hr/u 40 16 40 40 10
Clay (lb/un 120 6 120 40 60
Maximize z = 40x1 + 50x2
subject to the constraints
x1 + 2x2 ≤ 40
4x1 + 3x2 ≤ 60
x1, x2 ≥ 0