Bibbins Manufacturing produces softballs and baseballs for youth recreation leagues. Each softball costs $11 to produce and sells for $17 while each baseball costs $10.50 and sells for $15. The material and labour required to produce each item is listed here along with the availability of each resource.   Amount required par Amount Resource Softball Baseball Available Leather 5 oz 4 oz 6000 oz Nylon 6 yds 3 yds 5400 yds Core 4 oz 2 oz 4000 oz Labour 2.5 min 2 min 3500 min Stitching 1 min 1 min 1500 min   Assessment Tasks:   Answer all 2 questions below.   Define the objective function and constraints for this case.                Graphically show optimal solution and feasible area for the case

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Bibbins Manufacturing produces softballs and baseballs for youth recreation leagues. Each softball costs $11 to produce and sells for $17 while each baseball costs $10.50 and sells for $15. The material and labour required to produce each item is listed here along with the availability of each resource.

 

Amount required par

Amount

Resource

Softball

Baseball

Available

Leather

5 oz

4 oz

6000 oz

Nylon

6 yds

3 yds

5400 yds

Core

4 oz

2 oz

4000 oz

Labour

2.5 min

2 min

3500 min

Stitching

1 min

1 min

1500 min

 

Assessment Tasks:

 

Answer all 2 questions below.

 

  1. Define the objective function and constraints for this case.               
  2. Graphically show optimal solution and feasible area for the case
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