Question 9 (4 points) Refer to Table 1, which additional resources would you rec

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Question 9 (4 points) Refer to Table 1, which additional resources would you recommend that Aunt Anastasia try to obtain? paint and seal 2) demand 3) kiln 4) mix/mold Table 1 Aunt Anastasia operates a small business: she produces seasonal ceramic objects to sell to tourists. For the spring, she is planning to make baskets, eggs, and rabbits. Based on your discussion with your aunt you construct the following table: Mix/mold Kiln Paint & Sea Profit/product s (lb) (units) (hr) 0.250 0.333 0.750 80 hours Produc requirement Eggs Rabbits Capac 0.500 0.333 0.250 $2.50 S1.50 $2.00 50 units Your aunt also has committed to make 25 rabbits for a charitable organization. Based on the information in the table, you formulate the problem as a linear program. B number of baskets produced E number of eggs produced R-number of rabbits produced MAX 2.5B 1.5E+2HR 0.5B 0.333E 0.25R s 20 BtERE 50 0.25B +0.333E 0.75R s 80 R225 The Excel solution and the answer and sensitivity report are shown below

Explanation / Answer

The slack value is the amount of the resource, (represented for the less-than-or-equal constraint) that is not being used.

The non-zero slack value denotes that the resource is not fully utilized. So, there is no need to increase that resource.

A zero slack value denotes that the resource is fully utilized and with increase in that resource may increase the profit.

From the answer report, we see that the slack for Kiln (slack 2) is zero. The additonal resources which is recommended is

3) Kiln

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