(a) The following details are taken from the forecasts for l 9xx of XYZ Limited.

Production: Two production facilities are required, machining and assembly, and these are common to each model. Capacity in each facility is limited by the number of direct labour hours available.

Set up the first tableau of a linear programme to determine the product mix which will maximise total contribution and then to complete the first iteration only.

(b) Interpret the following tableau, given that it is the final solution to the above problem. The S variables (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5) relate to the constraints in the same sequence as presented in

(a) earlier.

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Sales demand: Super Deluxe Model (x) Deluxe Model (x2) Export Model (x3) Thousands of Units per Annum, Maximum 500 750 400