Please note that this question is different from what you have in your library. This question has 3 variables ie 3 departments. Please help solve the problem. A co markets 2 products which are produced in 3 successive departments. The contribution per unit of the 2 products and the production capacity of the 3 departments are                                         X.               Y Contribution.               10.           15 Machining dept (hrs)   3.             4  Foundry dept (hrs)       4             2 Painting dept (hrs)       4            5 A constraint on production is that each dept has a limited number of hours available for the forthcoming plan period as shown below: Department.   Available hours Machining.            1'200 Foundry.                 1000 Painting.                 1300 Required-  1. Formulate the linearr programming problem for the above information. 2. Solve them graphically

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Please note that this question is different from what you have in your library.

This question has 3 variables ie 3 departments.

Please help solve the problem.

A co markets 2 products which are produced in 3 successive departments. The contribution per unit of the 2 products and the production capacity of the 3 departments are

                                        X.               Y

Contribution.               10.           15

Machining dept (hrs)   3.             4 

Foundry dept (hrs)       4             2

Painting dept (hrs)       4            5

A constraint on production is that each dept has a limited number of hours available for the forthcoming plan period as shown below:

Department.   Available hours

Machining.            1'200

Foundry.                 1000

Painting.                 1300

Required- 

1. Formulate the linearr programming problem for the above information.

2. Solve them graphically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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