Higgins Co. June 2008-Linear Programming-Question 2

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August 15, 2012 at 11:13 am #54147

Tenuvi
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Could you please explain the answer for requirement b? Also, can the optimal production plan be to produce 8000 snooker cues and 12000 pool cues?

August 15, 2012 at 11:55 am #104361

John Moffat
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I cannot explain the whole answer without giving you a complete lecture on linear programming! Have you been through the lecture on this website?

If you say which part of (b) that you do not understand then I will try and help.

The optimal production plan cannot be 8000 snooker and 12000 pool – there can only be one optimal solution and it is the one in the printed answer.
The reason that 8000 snooker and 12000 pool is not possible is that to make them would mean using more craftsmen time then is available!

August 17, 2012 at 8:08 am #104362

Tenuvi
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Thanks. I watched the lecture on this website and it was helpful.

August 17, 2012 at 10:34 am #104363

Tenuvi
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I will finally want to know if the axis for snooker cues and pool cues as X and Y axis respectively can be interchanged without affecting the right answer?

August 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm #104364

John Moffat
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Yes – you can have the axes either way round. The graph will look different (it will be sort of sideways ) but the answer will be exactly the same.
In the exam just make sure you label the axes so that it is clear to the marker.

August 17, 2012 at 10:54 pm #104365

Tenuvi
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Thank you

August 18, 2012 at 1:24 pm #104366

John Moffat
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You are welcome.
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