The Outdoor Furniture Corporation manufactures two products,
benches and picnic tables, for use in yards and parks. The firm has two main resources: its carpenters (labor force) and a supply of redwood for use in the furniture. During the next production cycle, 1,200 hours of labor are available under a union agreement. The firm also has a stock of 3,500 feet of good quality redwood. Each bench that Outdoor Furniture produces requires 4 labor hours and 10 feet of redwood: each picnic table takes 6 labor hours and 35 feet of redwood. Completed benches will yield a profit of $9 each, and tables will result in a profit of $20 each. How many benches and tables should Outdoors Furniture produce to obtain the largest possible profit? Use graphical Linear programming approach. : Let x = no. of picnic tables Let y = no. of benches : The labor constraint: 6x + 4y <= 1200 4y <= 1200 - 6x; divide equation by 4 y <= 300 - 1.5x : Plot above equation for x = 0 and x = 60 x | y ------- 0 | 300 60 | 210 ; : The material constraint 35x + 10y <= 3500 10y <= 3500 - 35x y <= 350 - 3.5x; divide equation by 10 : Plot the above equation for x = 0 and x = 60 x | y ------- 0 | 350 60 | 140 : 2. Graph will look like this
The area of feasibility is at or below the two graphs, which
ever is lowest Area is bounded by coordinates; 0,0; 0,300; 100,0; and an integer values of 25, 262 Find the profit using each: Tables + Benches 20(0) + 9(300) = $2700 20(100) + 9(0) = $2000 20(25) + 9(262) = $2858; : 25 tables and 262 benches will yield max profit; utilizes: 6(25) + 4(262) = 1190 hrs of labor 35(25) + 10(262) = 3495 ft of red-wood