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A manufacturing unit makes two models, 'classic' and 'supreme' of the scooter. Each piece of the classic model requires 9 labour hours for assembling and 1 labour hour for finishing. Each piece of supreme model requires 12 labour hours for assembling and 3 labour hour for finishing. For assembling and finishing, the maximum labour hours available are 180 and 30 respectively. The company makes a profit of ₹ 10000 on each piece of the classic model and ₹ 15000 on each piece of the supreme model. Which of the following options describes the given Linear Programming Problem (LPP) to maximize the profit Z (Max Z) (where x and y are the number of pieces of the classic model and the supreme model respectively)?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Let xx = number of Classic scooters and yy = number of Supreme scooters.

Labour hours needed per scooter:

  • Classic: 9 hours assembling, 1 hour finishing
  • Supreme: 12 hours assembling, 3 hours finishing

Available resources:

  • Maximum assembling hours = 180
  • Maximum finishing hours = 30

Profit per scooter:

  • Classic = ₹10,000
  • Supreme = ₹15,000

The profit function to maximize:

Max Z=10000x+15000yZ = 10000x + 15000y


Total assembling hours used cannot exceed 180 hours:

9x+12y≤1809x + 12y \leq 180

Dividing by 3:

3x+4y≤603x + 4y \leq 60


Total finishing hours used cannot exceed 30 hours:

x+3y≤30x + 3y \leq 30


Non-negativity constraints:

x≥0,y≥0x \geq 0, y \geq 0


The complete LPP formulation:

Max Z=10000x+15000yZ = 10000x + 15000y

Subject to:

  • 3x+4y≤603x + 4y \leq 60 (assembling constraint)
  • x+3y≤30x + 3y \leq 30 (finishing constraint)
  • x≥0,y≥0x \geq 0, y \geq 0 (non-negativity)

Checking the options:

Option 1: Wrong profit function (10x+15y10x + 15y) and wrong constraint (3x+4y≤1803x + 4y \leq 180)

Option 2: Wrong constraints (9x+y≤1809x + y \leq 180 and 12x+3y≤3012x + 3y \leq 30)

Option 3: Wrong inequality signs (≥\geq instead of ≤\leq)

Option 4: Correct formulation with Z=10000x+15000yZ = 10000x + 15000y subject to 3x+4y≤60,x+3y≤30,x≥0,y≥03x + 4y \leq 60, x + 3y \leq 30, x \geq 0, y \geq 0


Therefore, the answer is Option 4.

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