Answer to Question #56226 in Math for Alexander

Question

(a) Long Castling Breweries manufactures two brands of beer, Benko lager and Benoni lager. Benko has a contribution of Sh.4 per unit and Benoni has a contribution of Sh.3 per unit. Benko requires 30 machine minutes and 30 labor minutes to manufacture a unit whereas a unit of Benoni requires 20 machine minutes and 30 labor minutes to manufacture. Total available machine hours per day are 12hrs whereas total available labour hours per day are 14hrs.
Required:
i) Formulate linear programming model
ii) How much of each brand should Long Castling produce if it wishes to maximize its daily contribution assuming that all the lager produced is sold