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Pats Problema Manufacturing Company produces two products with different profit margins and resource requirements. The objective is to determine the optimal number of units for each product to maximize total profit, considering the constraints of labor hours available in three departments. The profit per unit is $1000 for product 1 and $1200 for product 2. The labor requirements per unit are specified across three departments, each with limited weekly hours: Department A (48 hours), Department B (18 hours), and Department C (40 hours). The formulation of a linear programming model is required to identify the profit-maximizing production quantities within these constraints.

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To develop a linear programming (LP) model for Pats Problema Manufacturing Company, we need to define decision variables, formulate an objective function, and establish the constraints governing resource limitations.

Decision Variables

Let:

  • \( x_1 \) = number of units of Product 1 produced
  • \( x_2 \) = number of units of Product 2 produced

Objective Function

The goal is to maximize total profit, calculated as the sum of the profit contributions from both products:

\[ \text{Maximize } Z = 1000x_1 + 1200x_2 \]

Constraints

The constraints are derived from the labor-hour requirements for each department and the available hours. The hours required per unit for each product across the departments are assumed to be known based on detailed operational data (which are not explicitly provided here but would be incorporated in the detailed model). Assuming hypothetical values for illustration, the constraints take the form:

  • Labor hours in Department A:

\[ a_{A1} x_1 + a_{A2} x_2 \leq 48 \]

  • Labor hours in Department B:

\[ a_{B1} x_1 + a_{B2} x_2 \leq 18 \]

  • Labor hours in Department C:

\[ a_{C1} x_1 + a_{C2} x_2 \leq 40 \]

where \( a_{A1} \), \( a_{A2} \), \( a_{B1} \), \( a_{B2} \), \( a_{C1} \), and \( a_{C2} \) represent the hours required per unit in each respective department for each product. Non-negativity constraints are standard:

\[ x_1 \geq 0 \], \quad \( x_2 \geq 0 \)

In practice, these equations would be populated with actual production data, ultimately yielding a complete LP model ready for solving via simplex or other LP-solving algorithms.

Conclusion

This LP formulation enables the manufacturing company to identify the optimal production mix for profitable operation, ensuring that labor constraints are not exceeded. By solving this model, the company can determine the most efficient allocation of labor hours across products to maximize profit, given the limited resources available.

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