Question: 7 would the optimal solution change? Explain. . Component Manufacturing. Vollmer Manufacturing makes three components for sale to refrigeration companies. The components are processed on

7 would the optimal solution change? Explain. . Component Manufacturing. Vollmer Manufacturing makes three components for sale to refrigeration companies. The components are processed on two machines: a shaper and a grinder. The times (in minutes) required on each machine are as follows: The shaper is available for 120 hours, and the grinder for 110 hours. No more than 200 units of component 3 can be sold, but up to 1,000 units of each of the other components can be sold. In fact, the company already has orders for 600 units of component 1 that must be satisfied. The per unit selling price and per unit variable cost for each of the three components are as follows: The PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs are produced using similar production equipment available at both plants. However, each plant has a limited capacity for the total number of PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs produced. The combined PT-100 and PT-200 production capacities are 175,000 units at the Philippines plant and 160,000 units at the Mexico plant. The PT-300 production capacities are 75,000 units at the Philippines plant and 100,000 units at the Mexico plant. The cost of shipping from the Philippines plant is $0.18 per unit, and the cost of shipping from the Mexico plant is $0.10 per unit. a. Develop a linear program that Photon Technologies can use to determine how many units of each battery pack to produce at each plant to minimize the total production and shipping cost associated with the new contract. b. Solve the linear program developed in part (a) to determine the optimal production plan. c. Use sensitivity analysis to determine how much the production and/or shipping cost per unit would have to change to produce additional units of the PT- 100 in the Philippines plant. d. Use sensitivity analysis to determine how much the production and/or shipping cost per unit would have to change to produce additional units of the PT- 200 in the Mexico plant. 7 would the optimal solution change? Explain. . Component Manufacturing. Vollmer Manufacturing makes three components for sale to refrigeration companies. The components are processed on two machines: a shaper and a grinder. The times (in minutes) required on each machine are as follows: The shaper is available for 120 hours, and the grinder for 110 hours. No more than 200 units of component 3 can be sold, but up to 1,000 units of each of the other components can be sold. In fact, the company already has orders for 600 units of component 1 that must be satisfied. The per unit selling price and per unit variable cost for each of the three components are as follows: The PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs are produced using similar production equipment available at both plants. However, each plant has a limited capacity for the total number of PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs produced. The combined PT-100 and PT-200 production capacities are 175,000 units at the Philippines plant and 160,000 units at the Mexico plant. The PT-300 production capacities are 75,000 units at the Philippines plant and 100,000 units at the Mexico plant. The cost of shipping from the Philippines plant is $0.18 per unit, and the cost of shipping from the Mexico plant is $0.10 per unit. a. Develop a linear program that Photon Technologies can use to determine how many units of each battery pack to produce at each plant to minimize the total production and shipping cost associated with the new contract. b. Solve the linear program developed in part (a) to determine the optimal production plan. c. Use sensitivity analysis to determine how much the production and/or shipping cost per unit would have to change to produce additional units of the PT- 100 in the Philippines plant. d. Use sensitivity analysis to determine how much the production and/or shipping cost per unit would have to change to produce additional units of the PT- 200 in the Mexico plant