Patz Company produces two types of machine parts: Part A and Part B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $800, respectively. Assume initially that Patz can sell all that is produced of either component. Part A requires two hours of assembly, and B requires five hours of assembly. The firm has 400 assembly hours per week.  What if market conditions are such that Patz can sell at most 100 units of Part A and 80 units of Part B? Express the objective function with its associated constraints for this case. Objective function:  Max Z = $400 A + $800 B Assembly-hour constraint fill in the blank 7 A + fill in the blank 8 B ≤ fill in the blank 9 Demand constraint for Part A A ≤ fill in the blank 10 Demand constraint for Part B B ≤ fill in the blank 11 Identify the optimal mix and its associated total contribution margin. Component A $fill in the blank 12 units Component B $fill in the blank 13 units Total contribution $fill in the blank 14

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Patz Company produces two types of machine parts: Part A and Part B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $800, respectively. Assume initially that Patz can sell all that is produced of either component. Part A requires two hours of assembly, and B requires five hours of assembly. The firm has 400 assembly hours per week.

 What if market conditions are such that Patz can sell at most 100 units of Part A and 80 units of Part B? Express the objective function with its associated constraints for this case.

Objective function:  Max Z = $400 A + $800 B

Assembly-hour constraint fill in the blank 7 A + fill in the blank 8 B ≤ fill in the blank 9
Demand constraint for Part A A ≤ fill in the blank 10
Demand constraint for Part B B ≤ fill in the blank 11

Identify the optimal mix and its associated total contribution margin.
Component A $fill in the blank 12 units

Component B $fill in the blank 13 units

Total contribution $fill in the blank 14

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We need to construct the mathematical expression  of the objective function that are associated with each constraint and calculate the total contribution margin.

Therefore,

Assembly hour constraint: 2A+5B=400

Demand constraint for part A: A100

Demand constraint for part B: B80

 

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