The Elastic Firm Has Two Products Coming on the Market

question 53

Essay

The Elastic Firm has two products coming on the market, Zigs and Zags.To make a Zig, the firm needs 10 units of product A and 15 units of product B.To make a Zag, they need 20 units of product A and 15 units of product B.There are only 2,000 units of product A and 3,000 units of product B available to the firm.The profit on a Zig is $4 and on a Zag it is $6.Management objectives in order of their priority are:
(1)Produce at least 40 Zags.
(2)Achieve a target profit of at least $750.
(3)Use all of the product A available.
(4)Use all of the product B available.
(5)Avoid the requirement for more product A.
Formulate this as a goal programming problem.

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Definitions:

Product Costs

The total costs incurred to create a product, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

Period Costs

Period costs are expenses that are not directly tied to production and are expensed in the period they are incurred, such as selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Financial Reporting

The process of disclosing financial results and related information to stakeholders and the public through financial statements and other declarations.

Indirect Manufacturing Cost

Costs related to production that are not directly traceable to a specific product, such as maintenance of equipment and factory supervision.