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A manufacturer has employed 5 skilled men and 10 semi-skilled men and makes two models A and B of an article. The making of one item of model A requires 2 hours work by a skilled men and 2 hours work by a semi-skilled man. One item of model B requires 1 hour by a skilled man and 3 hours by a semi-skilled man. No man is expected to work more than 8 hours per day. The manufacturer's profit on an item of model A is Rs.15 and on an item of model B is Rs.10, then the total number of items of each model should be made per day in order to maximize daily profit.
[where, n(A)= number of items of artical A and n(B)= number of items of artical A]

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n(A)=10, n(B)=15
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n(A)=15, n(B)=10
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n(A)=10, n(B)=20
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n(A)=20, n(B)=10
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Solution

The correct option is C n(A)=10, n(B)=20
Given that total available hours for skilled men = 8×5 = 40
and total available hours for semi-skilled men = 8×10 = 80
Let x be the number of items produced of model A and y be the number of items produced of model B.

Let Z be the maximizing function.
Then Z = 15x+10y
subject to the constraints
2x+y40 (skilled men work time constraint)2x+3y80 (semi-skilled men work time constraint)x0, y0 (non-negative constraints)

Plotting the graphs form the above constraints, we have

From the above graph, we get
Corner points Z = 15x+10y
(0,26.667) 266.67
(10,20) 350
(0,0) 0
(20,0) 300
As we can see that the maximum value of Z occurs at (10,20).
So, manufacturer should produce 10 items of model A and 20 items of model B in order to maximize the profit.
The maximum profit is Rs.350

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