# How to formula the given linear programming model?

Chem Labs uses raw materials I and II to produce two domestic cleaning solutions, A and B. The daily availabilities of raw materials I and II are 150 and 145 units, respectively. One unit of solution A consumes 0.5 unit of raw material I and 0.6 unit of raw material II, and one unit of solution B uses 0.5 unit of raw material I and 0.4 unit of raw material II. The profits per unit of solutions A and B are 8 and \$10, respectively. The daily demand for solution A lies between 30 and 150 units, and that for solution B between 40 and 200 units. Find the optimal production amounts of A and B.

My attempt

Let A and B be the no. of units of A and B produced and X and Y be no. of raw materials I and II to be processed respectively.

The objective function is to maximize the profit, Z.

Z=8A+10B

The objective function is subject to the following constraints

30<=0.5X+0.6Y<=150

40<=0.5X+0.4Y<=200

X<=150

Y<=145

Is this formulation correct? If it is, how can one proceed from this point to find the maximum profit?

The use of raw materials $$I$$ and $$II$$ depends on the production of $$A$$ and $$B$$, so you don't need the variables $$X$$ and $$Y$$.

You can create a table of given data:

$$\begin{array}{c|c|c|c} Products&I&II&Profit&Demand\\ \hline A&0.5&0.6&8&30\le A\le 150\\ B&0.5&0.4&10&40\le B\le 200\\ \hline Available&\le 150&\le 145&maximize&\end{array}$$

Now we can formulate the LPP: let $$A$$ and $$B$$ be the numbers of units of $$A$$ and $$B$$, respectively. Then: $$\pi(A,B)=8A+10B\to \text{max} \ \ \text{subject to}\\ 0.5A+0.5B\le 150 \ \ \text{(material I constraint)}\\ 0.6A+0.4B\le 145 \ \ \text{(material II constraint)}\\ 30\le A\le 150 \ \ \text{(demand for A)}\\ 40\le B\le 200 \ \ \text{(demand for B)}\\$$ You can use graphical or Simplex methods to solve LPP.

Graphical method.

1) Draw the feasible (green) region from the constraint inequalities:

2) Find the corner points: $$A,B,C,D,E,F$$.

3) Evaluate the objective (profit) function at the corner points and choose the maximum.

Can you do it?

$$\pi(100,200)=2800.$$ WolframAlpha answer.

We just have to decide how many units of $$A$$ and $$B$$ are to be produced.

You are right that the profit is $$8A+10B$$ and we want to maximize it.

Now, let's examine the constraint imposed by material I.

$$0.5A+0.5B \le 150$$

Now, let's examine the constraint imposed by material II. $$0.6A + 0.4B \le 145$$

The demand informations also gives us

$$30 \le A \le 150$$

and

$$40 \le B\le 200.$$

Now, we have a $$2$$-dimensional linear programming problem, you can use a graphical method to solve the problem if you wish.