A Company Wants to Purchase Large and Small Delivery Trucks

question 26

Essay

A company wants to purchase large and small delivery trucks. The company wants to purchase about 10 large and 15 small trucks. Each large truck costs $30,000 and has a 10 ton capacity. Each small truck costs $20,000 and has a 7 ton capacity. The company wants to have about 200 tons of capacity and spend about $600,000.
​
Formulate a goal programming model of this problem.

---

Definitions:

Inventory Turnover

A financial ratio indicating how many times a company has sold and replaced inventory over a specific period.

Cost of Goods Sold

This refers to the total cost of all the ingredients or materials used to create a product, including labor and manufacturing overhead, subtracted from revenue to calculate gross profit.

Inventory

Inventory represents the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale or production, encompassing raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.

Accounts Receivable Turnover

A financial ratio indicating how many times a company collects its average accounts receivable during a period.