TicToc produces product A and product B. These products have the following resource requirements. The firm has a weekly production budget of $3000 and a maximum of 1000 hours of labor per week. Each A produced generates $35.00 in profit for the company. Each B produced generates $25.00 in profit for the company. The company's objective function is
A) Maximize Z = $35.00A + $25.00B.
B) Minimize Z = $12A + 8B.
C) Minimize Z = 4A + 3B.
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Question

TicToc produces product A and product B. These products have the following resource requirements.  The firm has a weekly production budget of $3000 and a maximum of 1000 hours of labor per week. Each A produced generates $35.00 in profit for the company. Each B produced generates $25.00 in profit for the company. The company's objective function is
A) Maximize Z = $35.00A + $25.00B. 
B) Minimize Z = $12A + 8B. 
C) Minimize Z = 4A + 3B. 
D) None of these answer choices is correct.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The objective function in linear programming is what determines the goal of the optimization problem. In this case, the goal is to maximize profit. The profit generated from each unit of product A is $35.00, and the profit generated from each unit of product B is $25.00. Therefore, the objective function should be Maximize Z = $35.00A + $25.00B.

TicToc Produces Product a and Product B