A company that makes handbags, razor bags and backpacks needs to make the most of its raw materials. The production includes leather and synthetic materials, and leather is the scarce raw material. The production process requires two types of skilled labor: sewing and finishing. The following table gives the availability of resources, their consumption by the three products and the profits per unit. Requested: Get the Case Variables Obtain the Objective Function Get Restrictions Create the Simplex Table Obtain the Optimal Solution and Slack Variables

A company that makes handbags, razor bags and backpacks needs to make the most of its raw materials. The production includes leather and synthetic materials, and leather is the scarce raw material. The production process requires two types of skilled labor: sewing and finishing. The following table gives the availability of resources, their consumption by the three products and the profits per unit. Requested: Get the Case Variables Obtain the Objective Function Get Restrictions Create the Simplex Table Obtain the Optimal Solution and Slack Variables

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Author:Pride, William M

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Chapter19: Pricing Concepts

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