Capsule Drugs manufactures two drugs. The drugs areproduced by blending two chemicals. By weight, drug 1must contain at least 65% chemical 1, and drug 2 mustcontain at least 55% chemical 1. Drug 1 sells for $6 perounce, and drug 2 sells for $4 per ounce. Chemicals 1and 2 can be produced by one of two production processes. Running process 1 for an hour requires 7 ouncesof raw material and 2 hours of skilled labor, and ityields 3 ounces of each chemical. Running process 2 foran hour requires 5 ounces of raw material and 3 hoursof skilled labor, and it yields 3 ounces of chemical 1 and1 ounce of chemical 2. A total of 3000 hours of skilledlabor and 5000 ounces of raw material are available.Determine how to maximize Capsule’s sales revenues.
Capsule Drugs manufactures two drugs. The drugs are
produced by blending two chemicals. By weight, drug 1
must contain at least 65% chemical 1, and drug 2 must
contain at least 55% chemical 1. Drug 1 sells for $6 per
ounce, and drug 2 sells for $4 per ounce. Chemicals 1
and 2 can be produced by one of two production processes. Running process 1 for an hour requires 7 ounces
of raw material and 2 hours of skilled labor, and it
yields 3 ounces of each chemical. Running process 2 for
an hour requires 5 ounces of raw material and 3 hours
of skilled labor, and it yields 3 ounces of chemical 1 and
1 ounce of chemical 2. A total of 3000 hours of skilled
labor and 5000 ounces of raw material are available.
Determine how to maximize Capsule’s sales revenues.
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