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Global Air-Cargo Freight Ltd. is a world class freight forwarder which provides the highest standard of air cargo delivery services. Once they receive orders from

Global Air-Cargo Freight Ltd. is a world class freight forwarder which provides the highest standard of air cargo delivery services. Once they receive orders from customers, they will arrange its two cargo planes to deliver the cargo to destinations all over the world. The two cargo planes are different in sizes; therefore they have different weight capacity and space capacity. Each cargo plane has three compartments for storing cargo: front, centre and rear. Table 1 shows the weight and space capacity of each compartment in cargo plane 1 and 2.

Table 1. Weight and Space Capacity of each Compartment in Cargo Plane 1 and 2

Weight Capacity (Tonnes)

Space Capacity (m3)

Compartment

Cargo Plane 1

Cargo Plane 2

Cargo Plane 1

Cargo Plane 2

Front

20

18

6,800

6,000

Centre

26

22

8,700

8,200

Rear

16

10

5,300

5,000

Furthermore, the weight of the cargo in the respective compartments must be the same proportion of that compartment's weight capacity to maintain the balance of the plane, i.e. Front compartment weight % = Centre compartment weight % = Rear compartment weight %).

Currently, Global Air-Cargo Freight Ltd. receives the following 10 cargos for shipment. Table 2

shows the cargo details. The company can receive different profits when using cargo plane 1 and cargo plane 2.

Table 2. Weight, Volume and Profit (for Cargo Plane 1 and Cargo Plane 2) of the 10 Cargos

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

C10

Weight (tonnes)

8

10

14

8

12

11

11

13

15

11

Volume (m3/tonne)

435

370

379

380

327

432

314

338

461

454

Profit: Plane 1 ($/tonne)

3,100

3,800

3,500

3,200

2,850

2,600

3,700

4,000

2,800

3,200

Profit: Plane 2 ($/tonne)

3,800

3,000

4,500

4,800

4,000

3,250

3,000

3,400

3,000

4,000

Any proportion of these cargoes can be accepted, the cargo can be split into plane 1 and plane 2 for delivery, and each cargo can be split between two or more compartments in the two cargo planes.

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