Assignment 2 7.2
Marks: 85
Value: 7.5%
Due Date: Thursday of Week 10
Please show all your working out on your submitted assignment papers.
(40 marks)
Question 1
(20 marks + 20marks)
Niu Point manufactures two types of PCs, a laptop and a desktop. Each laptop gives a
profit of K100 and requires 2kg of metal and 5kg of plastic to be made. Each desktop
gives a profit of K150 and requires 3kg of metal and 10kg of plastic. For every
production session per week, the factory can only allow 400kg of metal and 600kg of
plastic to be used. How many of each type of PC should be made in order to maximize
profit? What will be their maximum profit?
Create a table and write the correct data before you use graphical method and simplex
method to solve.
(5marks)
Question 2​