The following information is available for Woodside Furniture Company, which sells two products: There are 200 hours available in the plant and 200 square feet of metal available per operating period.
The constraint equation representing processing time available is
A) 4X + 6Y £ 200.
B) 4X + 6Y ³ 200.
C) 30X + 18Y £ 200.
D) 4X + 6Y £ 400.

Question

The following information is available for Woodside Furniture Company, which sells two products:  There are 200 hours available in the plant and 200 square feet of metal available per operating period.
The constraint equation representing processing time available is
A) 4X + 6Y £ 200. 
B) 4X + 6Y ³ 200. 
C) 30X + 18Y £ 200. 
D) 4X + 6Y £ 400.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The constraint equation for processing time is based on the available hours in the plant, which is 200 hours. Product X requires 4 hours of processing time and Product Y requires 6 hours of processing time. Therefore, the constraint equation can be represented as 4X + 6Y £ 200. Option A is the correct representation of the constraint equation. Option B is incorrect because it represents a constraint equation with a greater than or equal to sign, which does not accurately represent the available processing time. Option C is incorrect because it represents a constraint equation with incorrect coefficients. Option D is incorrect because it represents a constraint equation with double the available processing time.

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