The Carson Company makes two products, X and Y. Their contribution margins are $50 and
$90, respectively. Each product goes through three processes: cutting, finishing, and painting.
The number of hours required by each process for each product and capacities available are
given below:
|
Hours Rewired in Each Process |
|||
|
Product |
Cutting |
Finishing |
Painting |
|
X |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Y |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
Capacities in hours |
300 |
500 |
250 |
Formulate the objective function and constraints to determine the optimal product mix.