Question 3

Mr. Joe is concerned about how sensitive the model in Question 2 is to demand variations. The sales manager, Bonnie, has been analyzing all options to create a report on that. Select the correct answer by analyzing each statement independently.

a. If the minimum demand of box B increases by 20%, the maximum profit would:

a) increase b) decrease c)stay the same

b) If the market share size is no longer a concern, and MegaTom has no minimum demand to fulfill, the maximum profit would:

a) increase b) decrease c) stay the same

Ms. Edwards suggests including some additional notes on the resource allocation in this report about the model in Question 2. Select the correct answer by analyzing each statement independently.

a. If a new stretch wrapping machine is purchased for warehouse use only, and the available minutes are now 600 instead of 300 a day, the maximum profit would:

a) increase b) decrease c) stay the same

b. If the company assigns new tasks to the warehouse team, labor availability would be reduced by 100 minutes. With a capacity of 900 labor minutes per day, the maximum profit would:

a) increase b) decrease c) stay the same

Final Exam due Dec 18,2022 01:00 AEST Question 1 6 points possible (graded, results hidden) MegaTom sells and distributes small kitchen appliances across the United States. MegaTom's director, Joe Perry, suggested Ms. Edwards, the warehouse manager, to allocate resources for handling products based on the forecasted demand for the coming days. Available resources: -Labor in minutes: 1000 minutes per day -Forklift in minutes: 600 minutes per day Ms. Edwards has categorized MegaTom appliances based on the box sizes they use. Each box type has a different requirement for labor and forklift minutes of utilization. From the sales team, she receives some tables with information about the average profit for selling each type of box, and the minimum demand to fulfill not to lose the market share. The products MegaTom distributes are in high demand, so any extra number of units available can be placed in the market. Table 1: Warehouse resources required to handle each type of box Table 2: Profit in $ per unit of each type of box Table 3: Minimum daily demand to fulfill per type of Box Build an optimization model to maximize MegaTom's profit, fulfilling at least the minimum demand for each type of box, and considering the limited resources. Note also that you cannot sell half a box! What's the maximum profit per day that MegaTom could obtain? Round your answer to the nearest integer. Question 2 5.5 points possible (graded, results hidden) Ms. Edwards just received an email from Joe. Due to a new local regulation, MegaTom needs to wrap boxes A and C in stretch film before leaving the warehouse. MegaTom owns a wrapping machine currently used in a different area of the company. However, at least until the procurement team gets a new one for warehouse use only, the machine will only be available for this purpose for 300 minutes a day. Table 4: Additional resources required to handle each type of box Considering this new regulation, what would be the new optimized profit per day for MegaTom? Round your answer to the nearest integer