2306AFE: Quantitative Methods for Business Finance and Economics Practice questions- PART 2
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2306AFE: Quantitative Methods for Business Finance and Economics
COMPUTING LAB EXERCISES
Practice questions- PART 2
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PART 2
QUESTION
A manufacturer produces 2 products, A and B. The time required for each stage of production and maximum labour-hours available are given in the following table. The table also presents the selling prices of the two products.
Production information
Product |
Designing |
Finishing |
Sales |
Selling Prices |
A |
4.0 |
1.25 |
0.5 |
$185 |
B |
2.75 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
$285 |
Max Hours |
850 |
480 |
270 |
|
A. Determine how many units of each product must be produced to maximize the total revenue. (fractional units allowed)
1. Number of product A _____________________
2. Number of product B _____________________
3. Maximum Revenue _____________________
B. Suppose that a single order is received for 120 of A, and if it is decided that this order must be filled, determine the new values below (fractional units allowed)
4. Number of product A _____________________
7. Number of product B _____________________
6. Maximum Revenue _____________________
C. Now, in addition to the above, make allowance for an extra market constraint that demand for the two types of products is no more than 270 in total. Again, determine how many units of each must be produced to maximize the total revenue (fractional units allowed)
7. Number of product A _____________________
8. Number of product B _____________________
9. Maximum revenue _____________________
10. What happens to the maximum revenue after each extra constraint is added?
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11.Why does this happen?
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2023-09-28