Consider the problem described in the table below in which Products A, B, and C are made. The amount of each product made per batch is the same.

At least 50 batches of each product must be produced in a year, and each piece of equipment is available for the same 8000 hours a year.

Ignoring scheduling issues, determine the optimal mix of Products A, B, and C.

Can the answer from Part (a) be accommodated taking into account the scheduling of products without intermediate storage and without using single-product campaigns? (See Chapter 3 for a discussion and explanation of campaigns.)

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Time in Reactor Time in Separator 1 Time in Separator 2 Value of Product ($/kg (h) (h) (h) Product) 15 10 8 7 7 6 25 5 2 Product A B C 1.35 0.97 1.41 Cost of Feed ($/kg Product) 0.25 0.27 0.23