Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations

Monthly production of article A, thousands of units

FIGURE 8. Linear programming solution.

chart, Fig. 8, or by solving the equalities c and d simultaneously. The results are NA =
7468 units; NB - 3617 units.
Related Calculations'. Note that this method can be used for any type of product
manufactured by any means.

ALLOCATION OF PRODUCTION
AMONG MULTIPLE FACILITIES
WITH NONLINEAR COSTS

A firm must produce 700 units per month of a commodity, and three machines, A, B, and
C, are available for this purpose. Production costs are CA = 0.287V 4
1

• 42
  
  
  • 400; CB =
    0.367V-^47 +^50 °; cc = 0.307Vj-^53 + 420, where N = number of units produced monthly;
  
  
  
  

Monthly

production

of

article

B,

thousands

of

units