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QUESTION 1
Alumco manufactures aluminium sheets and aluminium bars. The maximum
UEMM 3243 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS production capacity is estimated at either 800 sheets or 600 bars per
day. The maximum daily demand is 550 sheets and 560 bars. The profit
per ton is RM 40 per sheet and RM 35 per bar. Determine the optimal
Exercise daily production mix.

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN(UTAR)

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
LEE KONG CHIAN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

SOLUTION - QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2

The Decent China Company produces two products daily; plates and mugs.
The company has limited amounts of two resources used in the production of
these products. i.e. clay and labor. Given these limited resources, the
company desires to know how many plates and mugs are required to produce
each day, in order to Maximize the profit.

Products Labor Clay Profit

Hrs/unit kg/unit RM / unit
Plates 1 4 4
Mugs 2 3 5

Maximum 40 hours of labor and 120 pounds of clay available each day for
production
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SOLUTION - QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3

Power Plus-electrical manufac. Comp. producing three kinds of electrical appliances,
which require four different processes. The man-hour requirements are:
Product Man-hour spent on
Metal Work Fitting Electrical Finishing
Refrigerator 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3
Washing Machine 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.1
Air Conditioner 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2

In any one-day, there are 60 man-hours available in the metal work station, 125 man-
hours in the fitting section, 132 man-hours available in the electrical section and 30 man-
hours in the finishing section. Power Plus gets RM 700 profit on each refrigerator, RM
800 on each washing machine and RM 400 on each air conditioner. Read the problem
carefully and formulate it as an LP model for maximizing profit.

SOLUTION - QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4

BMW Auto manufactures luxury cars. The company believes that its most
likely customers are high income women HIW and men HIM. To reach these
groups, BMW Auto has embarked on an ambitious TV advertising and has
decided to purchase 1-minute of commercial spots on two types of
programs: Comedy show and football games. Each comedy commercial is
seen by 7 million HIW and 2 million HIM. Each football commercial is seen
by 2 million HIW and 12 million HIM. A 1-min. comedy ad costs $50,000
and a 1-min football ad costs $100,000. BMW Auto would like the
commercials to be seen by at least 28 million HIW and 24 million HIM.
Objective = Min. cost of ad requirements.
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SOLUTION - QUESTION 4