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- January 9, 2016 at 7:07 am #293882
Dear Sir,
In this example, while calculating maximum production plan, i am doing it the way you have taught in lecture but in BPP answer and my answer there comes difference. could you pls advise me. i did it in following way
material = 0.27P + 0.27S = 5400 —– 1
labour = 0.5P + 0.75S = 12000 ——- 2Eq.1×1.85 = 0.5P + 1.39S = 9990—– 3
(3-2) 0 + 0.64S = 2010
S = 3140.63 While in BBP answer it shows S=12000
Pls guide me Sir, where i have mistaken. Thanks.
January 9, 2016 at 10:36 am #293895Firstly, by solving those two equations, you are not finding the optimum solution – you are finding the values at Point C in BPP’s answer, whereas the optimum solution is at point D is BPP’s answers.
Secondly, BPP’s answer does not show S = 12,000 at point C. It shows P = 12,000 and S = 8,000
Finally, your equation 3 is wrong. You should be multiplying equation 1 by 0.5/0.27 = 1.85185185.
If you do this you get: 0.5P + 0.5S = 10,000
(3-2) then gives 0.25S = 2,000S = 8,000 (which is what BPP get)
January 12, 2016 at 4:00 pm #294246Dear Sir, Thank you for clarifying my mistakes.
Sir 1 Question
If i do Eq. (3-2) then S = (-8000) isn’t it ?
January 13, 2016 at 8:16 am #294285No is give -S = -8000
Or if you prefer take 2-3 in which case +S = +8,000 (which is exactly the same) 🙂
January 13, 2016 at 3:48 pm #294385Got it Sir, Thanks a Lot. God Bless You. 🙂
January 13, 2016 at 6:21 pm #294425Sir, i calculated Slack in same example, my answer
Demand for S = No Slack
Demand for P = Slack 9000 units
Material = Slack of 540
Labour = No SlackIs these answer true ??
January 13, 2016 at 6:31 pm #294429I am on vacation until tomorrow evening, and so I do not have the BPP book with me at the moment and so I cannot check..
Please ask again on Friday and then I will check 🙂
January 13, 2016 at 6:50 pm #294432Alright Sir, Enjoy Holidays. Sorry to disturb you.
January 14, 2016 at 7:36 pm #294542No problem 🙂
I am home now!Your slacks are all correct 🙂
January 18, 2016 at 6:17 pm #295938Sir,
I am confused about the methods of solving Shadow Price.
We in lecture did like this :
05P + 0.75S=12000——– EQ-1
0.27 P + 0.27S=5400——-EQ-2then multiplying EQ.1 with any number and then gets the value of S or P
Again we put the value in one of above eq. and gets the value of P or S
While, in BPP they directly put the value of S (in this exa.12000) in EQ.1 and gets the value of P.
Why it is like that, Sir ?
However in example 35 they found shadaw price by the method we follow in lecture.
Thanks you in advance
January 19, 2016 at 8:13 am #296126No they don’t.
For the shadow price of craftsmen they changed the 12,000 hours to 12,001.
S = 12,000 is the demand constraint, and for finding the shadow price of craftsmen we assume the demand constraint is unchanged.
January 19, 2016 at 4:24 pm #296324Thanks for reply Sir, Got it now.
Sir, in example 35 there are 3 types of materials and 2 types of labours.
Could you pls explain me why there is no working/equation for aloe vera & unskilled labour ?
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