document.write( "Question 1189901: 7. The top two dolls that a toy manufacturer makes are called Baby Wiggles and
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document.write( "Sleepy Baby. To make a case of Baby Wiggles takes 10 units of raw material
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document.write( "and I unit of time to assemble. To make a case of Sleepy Baby takes 6 units of
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document.write( "raw material and 2 units of time to assemble. On a given day the manufacturer
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document.write( "has at most 300 units of raw material and 44 units of time. If the manufacturer
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document.write( "makes a profit of $170 on each case of Baby Wiggles and $140 on each case
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document.write( "of Sleepy Baby, how many cases of each type of doll should the manufacturer
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document.write( "make in order to maximize profit? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #821411 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = the number of cases of baby wiggles \n" ); document.write( "y = the number of cases of sleepy baby.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "baby wiggles takes 10 units of raw material and 1 unit of time to assemble. \n" ); document.write( "sleepy baby takes 6 units of raw material and 2 units of time to assmble.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "on a given day, the manufacturer has at most 300 units of raw materials and 44 units of time available.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the manufacturer makes a profit of 170 on each case of baby wiggles and 140 on each case of sleepy baby.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your constraint inequalities are:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x + 6y <= 300 \n" ); document.write( "x + 2y <= 44 \n" ); document.write( "x >= 0 \n" ); document.write( "y >= 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your objective function is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "profit = 170 * x + 140 * y\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using the desmos.com calculator, you would graph the opposite of the constraints and then evaluate the objective function at the corner poinjts of the feasible region.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the feasible region is the area on the graph that is not shaded.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's what the graph looks like.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " ![]() \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "all constraints need to be met. \n" ); document.write( "at the maximum profit point of (24,10), ..... \n" ); document.write( "10x + 6y = 240 + 60 = 300 which is <= 300 \n" ); document.write( "x + 2y = 24 + 20 = 44 which is <= 44. \n" ); document.write( "this confirms all the constraints are met.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your maximum profit is when 24 cases of baby wiggles and 10 cases of sleepy baby are manufactured and sold.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |