Part A requires 4 hours per unit on a lathe and 3 hours per unit on a milling machine. Part B requires 2 hours per unit on a lathe and 5 hours per unit on a milling machine. 52 hours are available on the lathe and 60 hours are available on the milling machine. If the profit per unit on Part A is $2 and on part B is $4, how many units of each part should be made maximize profit?

Question

Part A requires 4 hours per unit on a lathe and 3 hours per unit on a milling machine. Part B requires 2 hours per unit on a lathe and 5 hours per unit on a milling machine. 52 hours are available on the lathe and 60 hours are available on the milling machine. If the profit per unit on Part A is $2 and on part B is $4, how many units of each part should be made maximize profit?

Answer 1

To maximize profit, we need to determine how many units of each part should be made. Let's assume x represents the number of units of Part A and y represents the number of units of Part B.

We can set up a system of linear equations based on the available time on each machine and the given manufacturing times:

4x + 2y ≤ 52 (Equation 1: Available time on the lathe)
3x + 5y ≤ 60 (Equation 2: Available time on the milling machine)

The objective is to maximize the profit, which can be represented as the total profit (P) given by:

P = 2x + 4y

Now, let's graph these equations to find the feasible region:

- First, rewrite Equation 1:
2y ≤ 52 - 4x
y ≤ 26 - 2x

- Next, rewrite Equation 2:
5y ≤ 60 - 3x
y ≤ 12 - (3/5)x

Now, plot the lines y = 26 - 2x and y = 12 - (3/5)x on a graph.

- The feasible region will be the area where both inequalities hold true, or where the lines intersect and lie within or on the positive axis.

Once we have the feasible region, we look for the coordinates that maximize the objective function P = 2x + 4y within that region.

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