Barrow Distributors packages and distributes industrial supplies. A standard shipment can be packaged in a Class...

 

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Barrow Distributors packages and distributes industrial supplies. A standard shipment can be packaged in a Class A container, a Class K container, or a Class T container. A single Class A container yields a profit of $8; a Class K container, a profit of $6; and a Class T container, a profit of $14. Each shipment prepared requires a certain amount of packing material and a certain amount of time. Resources Needed per Standard Shipment PACKING MATERIAL PACKING TIME CLASS OF CONTAINER (POUNDS) (HOURS) A 2 2 K 1 T 3 Total amount of resource available each week 120 pounds 240 hours 164 Joe Barrow, head of the firm, must decide the optimal number of each class of container to pack each week. He is bound by the previously mentioned resource restrictions but also decides that he must keep his six full- time packers employed all 240 hours (6 workers x 40 hours) each week. Formulate and solve this problem, using the simplex method. Barrow Distributors packages and distributes industrial supplies. A standard shipment can be packaged in a Class A container, a Class K container, or a Class T container. A single Class A container yields a profit of $8; a Class K container, a profit of $6; and a Class T container, a profit of $14. Each shipment prepared requires a certain amount of packing material and a certain amount of time. Resources Needed per Standard Shipment PACKING MATERIAL PACKING TIME CLASS OF CONTAINER (POUNDS) (HOURS) A 2 2 K 1 T 3 Total amount of resource available each week 120 pounds 240 hours 164 Joe Barrow, head of the firm, must decide the optimal number of each class of container to pack each week. He is bound by the previously mentioned resource restrictions but also decides that he must keep his six full- time packers employed all 240 hours (6 workers x 40 hours) each week. Formulate and solve this problem, using the simplex method.

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Solution We will maximize the profit hence Objective function Maximize Z8A6K14T Constraints are as s... View the full answer