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This document describes using linear programming to optimize production of two types of skateboards by a small company. The objective is to maximize weekly profit by determining the number of each type of board to produce, given constraints on available labor hours for cutting/laminating and finishing. Solving the linear program will provide the quantities of each board that maximize profit within the constraints.

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This document describes using linear programming to optimize production of two types of skateboards by a small company. The objective is to maximize weekly profit by determining the number of each type of board to produce, given constraints on available labor hours for cutting/laminating and finishing. Solving the linear program will provide the quantities of each board that maximize profit within the constraints.

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OptimizingProductionofSkateboards

Math1010IntermediateAlgebraGroupProject

BackgroundInformation:

LinearProgrammingisatechniqueusedforoptimizationofarealworldsituation.Examplesof
optimizationincludemaximizingthenumberofitemsthatcanbemanufacturedorminimizing
thecostofproduction.Theequationthatrepresentsthequantitytobeoptimizediscalledthe
objectivefunction
,sincetheobjectiveoftheprocessistooptimizethevalue.Inthisprojectthe
objectiveistomaximizethenumberofpeoplewhowillbereachedbyanadvertisingcampaign.

Theobjectiveissubjecttolimitationsor
constraints
thatarerepresentedbyinequalities.
Limitationsonthenumberofitemsthatcanbeproduced,thenumberofhoursthatworkersare
available,andtheamountoflandafarmerhasforcropsareexamplesofconstraintsthatcanbe
representedusinginequalities.Broadcastinganinfinitenumberofadvertisementsisnota
realisticgoal.Inthisprojectoneoftheconstraintswillbebasedonanadvertisingbudget.

Graphingthesystemofinequalitiesbasedontheconstraintsprovidesavisualrepresentationof
thepossiblesolutionstotheproblem.Ifthegraphisaclosedregion,itcanbeshownthatthe
valuesthatoptimizetheobjectivefunctionwilloccuratoneofthe"corners"oftheregion.

TheProblem:

Inthisprojectyourgroupwillsolvethefollowingsituation:
Asmallskateboardcompanymanufacturestwotypesofskateboardsanentrylevelmodelanda
highperformancemodel.Eachtypeofboardrequiresdifferentamountsoflabortoproduce.
Theentrylevelmodelrequires2hoursforthecuttingandlaminatingprocessandanadditional2
hoursforthefinishingprocess.Whereasthehighperformancemodelrequires2.5hoursforthe
cuttingandlaminatingprocessandanadditional4hoursforthefinishingprocess.
Thecuttingandlaminatingemployeesareonlyavailableforatmost240hoursperweek,andthe
finishingemployeesareavailableforatmost312hoursperweek.Theprofitontheentrylevel
modelis$26andtheprofitonthehighperformancemodelis$42.Determinehowmanyofeach
typeofboardshouldbemanufactured,perweek,tomaximizeprofit.Assumethecompanycan
sellalltheskateboardsitproduces.Whatisthemaximumweeklyprofit?

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