Suntech Sdn Bhd is a company which involved in manufacturing two types of product W and Y. The resources need to produce product W and Y are machine time for automatic processing and craftsman time for hand finishing. Product W requires 15 minutes of machine time and 25 minutes of craftsman time. While Product Y requires 21 minutes of machine time and 30 minutes of craftsman time. Suntech has 42 hours of machine time available in the next working week but only 38 hours of craftsman time. Machine time is costed at RM5 per hour worked and craftsman time is costed at RM7 per hour worked. Both mạchine and craftsman idle times incur no costs. The revenue received for each product manufactured is RM40 for W and RM55 for Y. The company has a specific contract to produce 10 items of W per week for a particular customer. Formulate the linear programming for the this problem in order to maximize its revenue.
Suntech Sdn Bhd is a company which involved in manufacturing two types of product W and Y. The resources need to produce product W and Y are machine time for automatic processing and craftsman time for hand finishing. Product W requires 15 minutes of machine time and 25 minutes of craftsman time. While Product Y requires 21 minutes of machine time and 30 minutes of craftsman time. Suntech has 42 hours of machine time available in the next working week but only 38 hours of craftsman time. Machine time is costed at RM5 per hour worked and craftsman time is costed at RM7 per hour worked. Both mạchine and craftsman idle times incur no costs. The revenue received for each product manufactured is RM40 for W and RM55 for Y. The company has a specific contract to produce 10 items of W per week for a particular customer. Formulate the linear programming for the this problem in order to maximize its revenue.
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