Question: Constrained Optimization: Multiple Internal Constraints Fisher Company produces two types of components for airplanes: A and B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $600,
Constrained Optimization: Multiple Internal Constraints
Fisher Company produces two types of components for airplanes: A and B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $600, respectively. The components pass through three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Data pertaining to these processes and market demand are given below (weekly data).
| Resource | Resource Available | Resource Usage (A) | Resource Usage (B) |
| Cutting | 300 machine hours | Six hours | Ten hours |
| Welding | 308 welding hours | Ten hours | Six hours |
| Assembly | 400 labor hours | Four hours | Ten hours |
| Market demand (A) | 50 | One unit | Zero units |
| Market demand (B) | 40 | Zero units | One unit |
Required:
1. Express Fisher Company's constrained optimization problem as a linear programming model. If an an answer box does not require an entry, enter "0" for your answer.
Objective function: Max Z = $400 A + $600 B
| Internal constraints: | fill in the blank 1 A + fill in the blank 2 B fill in the blank 3 | (cutting) |
| fill in the blank 4 A + fill in the blank 5 B fill in the blank 6 | (welding) | |
| fill in the blank 7 A + fill in the blank 8 B fill in the blank 9 | (assembly) | |
| External constraints: | A fill in the blank 10 | |
| B fill in the blank 11 | ||
| Nonnegativity constraints: | A fill in the blank 12 | |
| B fill in the blank 13 |
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