A Manufacturing Company Has a Pool of 50 Labor Hours

question 72

Essay

A manufacturing company has a pool of 50 labor hours. A customer has requested two products, Product A and Product B, and has requested 15 and 20 of each respectively. It requires 2 hours of labor to produce Product A and 3 hours of labor to produce Product B. The company can obtain up to 50 additional hours of labor if required. In-house labor costs $25 per hour while contracted labor costs $45 per hour. It requires 2 hours of labor to produce Product A and 3 hours of labor to produce Product B. Draw the network flow model that captures this problem.

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