Question 1015 Marks
Two tailors A and B earn Rs 150 and Rs 200 per day respectively. A can stitch 6 shirts and 4 pants per day while B can stitch 10 shirts and 4 pants per day. Form a linear programming problem to minimize the labour cost to produce at least 60 shirts and 32 pants.
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View full question & answer→Let tailor A work for x days and tailor B work for y days.
In one day, A can stitch 6 shirts and 4 pants whereas B can stitch 10 shirts and 4 pants. Thus, in x days A can stitch 6x shirts and 4x pants. Similarly, in y days B can stitch 10y shirts and 4y pants.
It is given that the minimum requirement of the shirts and pants are respectively 60 and 32 respectively.
Thus,
$6\text{x}+10\text{y}\geq60,4\text{x}+4\text{y}\geq32$
Further it is given that A and B earn Rs 150 and Rs 200 per day respectively. Thus, in x days and y days, A and B earn Rs 150x and Rs 200y respectively.
Let Z denotes the total cost
$\therefore$ Z = Rs 150x + 200 y
Number of days cannot be negative.
Therefore, $\text{x},\text{y}\geq0$
Hence, the required LPP is as follows:
Minimize Z=150x + 200 y
Subject to
$6\text{x}+10\text{y}\geq60$
$4\text{x}+4\text{y}\geq32$
$\text{x}\geq0,\text{y}\geq0$
In one day, A can stitch 6 shirts and 4 pants whereas B can stitch 10 shirts and 4 pants. Thus, in x days A can stitch 6x shirts and 4x pants. Similarly, in y days B can stitch 10y shirts and 4y pants.
It is given that the minimum requirement of the shirts and pants are respectively 60 and 32 respectively.
Thus,
$6\text{x}+10\text{y}\geq60,4\text{x}+4\text{y}\geq32$
Further it is given that A and B earn Rs 150 and Rs 200 per day respectively. Thus, in x days and y days, A and B earn Rs 150x and Rs 200y respectively.
Let Z denotes the total cost
$\therefore$ Z = Rs 150x + 200 y
Number of days cannot be negative.
Therefore, $\text{x},\text{y}\geq0$
Hence, the required LPP is as follows:
Minimize Z=150x + 200 y
Subject to
$6\text{x}+10\text{y}\geq60$
$4\text{x}+4\text{y}\geq32$
$\text{x}\geq0,\text{y}\geq0$












