Question: (a) Discuss the basic concept of optimization and its application for optimizing the resource to fight the Covid-19 crisis in Malaysia. (10 marks) (6) Makcik

(a) Discuss the basic concept of optimization and its application for optimizing the resource to fight the Covid-19 crisis in Malaysia. (10 marks) (6) Makcik Kiah who is selling banana fitters (pisang goreng) and stay in Desa Tun Razak People's Housing Project. Currently, her business was forced to shut down since 18 March 2020 due to movement control order (MCO) to curb covid-19 spread. However, her household would benefit from the financial aid announced by government. Their household would receive a RM 600 from Bantuan Sara Hidup handout. On top of that, Makcik Kiah's husband is also a RELA volunteer, which entitles him RM 200 monthly until the Covid-19 outbreak ends. While her monthly utilities expenses are RM 200. Currently, Makcik Kiah has two sons, two daughters and a baby of one year old. Her older daughter and son will sit for UPSR and PT3 examinations, respectively in the end of the year. In view of the uncertainties as the result of the pandemic in Malaysia and MCO may be extended another 2 weeks from 15 April 2020. As an expert in operations research and optimization, you are required to formulate a solution to help Makcik Kiah by optimizing the daily need and utility expenses that she can purchase to sustain her family for 6 weeks. [Hints] Total money available: RM 800. Example of daily need: Rice, cooking oil, milk powder, vegetables, meat, etc. Monthly utility expenses: RM 200. Example of shopping platform: Lazada, Tesco online, shopee, happy fresh, etc. You may select any brands of groceries from single or multiple shopping platform to maximize the type and quantity of groceries that can be purchased for a typical household by considering the rebate from online shopping for your calculation. The brand of groceries and type of shopping platform needs to be stated in the solution. (1) (in Determine the objective function and constraints. (5 marks) Deter Determine the optimum quantity of daily need that can be purchased with proper justifications (20 marks) (a) Discuss the basic concept of optimization and its application for optimizing the resource to fight the Covid-19 crisis in Malaysia. (10 marks) (6) Makcik Kiah who is selling banana fitters (pisang goreng) and stay in Desa Tun Razak People's Housing Project. Currently, her business was forced to shut down since 18 March 2020 due to movement control order (MCO) to curb covid-19 spread. However, her household would benefit from the financial aid announced by government. Their household would receive a RM 600 from Bantuan Sara Hidup handout. On top of that, Makcik Kiah's husband is also a RELA volunteer, which entitles him RM 200 monthly until the Covid-19 outbreak ends. While her monthly utilities expenses are RM 200. Currently, Makcik Kiah has two sons, two daughters and a baby of one year old. Her older daughter and son will sit for UPSR and PT3 examinations, respectively in the end of the year. In view of the uncertainties as the result of the pandemic in Malaysia and MCO may be extended another 2 weeks from 15 April 2020. As an expert in operations research and optimization, you are required to formulate a solution to help Makcik Kiah by optimizing the daily need and utility expenses that she can purchase to sustain her family for 6 weeks. [Hints] Total money available: RM 800. Example of daily need: Rice, cooking oil, milk powder, vegetables, meat, etc. Monthly utility expenses: RM 200. Example of shopping platform: Lazada, Tesco online, shopee, happy fresh, etc. You may select any brands of groceries from single or multiple shopping platform to maximize the type and quantity of groceries that can be purchased for a typical household by considering the rebate from online shopping for your calculation. The brand of groceries and type of shopping platform needs to be stated in the solution. (1) (in Determine the objective function and constraints. (5 marks) Deter Determine the optimum quantity of daily need that can be purchased with proper justifications (20 marks)