EXERCISE 5
A manufacturer is engaged in producing 2 products x and y, the contribution margin being \text{?} 15 and \text{?} 45
respectively. A unit of product x requires 1 unit of facility A and 0.5 unit of facility B. A unit of product y
requires 1.6 units of facility A, 2.0 units of facility B and 1 unit of raw material C. The availability of total
facility A, B and raw material C during a particular time period are 240, 162 and 50 units respectively.
Using the simplex method find out the product mix that will maximize the contribution margin.