The expected profit is $5 per unit on special risk insurance and $2 per unit on mortgages. Management wishes to establish sales quotas for the new product lines to maximize total expected profit. Please see figure for work requirements(a) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem

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An Insurance Company is introducing two new product lines: special risk insurance
and mortgages. The expected profit is $5 per unit on special risk insurance and $2 per unit on
mortgages. Management wishes to establish sales quotas for the new product lines to
maximize total expected profit. Please see figure for work requirements(a) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.

Department
Underwriting
Administration
Claims
Work-Hours per Unit
Special Risk Mortgage
2
1
0
0
Work-Hours
Available
2400
800
1200
Transcribed Image Text:Department Underwriting Administration Claims Work-Hours per Unit Special Risk Mortgage 2 1 0 0 Work-Hours Available 2400 800 1200
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