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CHAPTER 12
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (6 MARKS)
1. Solve the following L.P.P. graphically
Minimise and maximise z = 3x + 9y
Subject to the constraints x + 3y  60
x + y  10
x  y
x  0, y  0
2. Determine graphically the minimum value of the objective function

z = – 50x + 20 y, subject to the constraints
2x – y  – 5
3x + y  3
2x – 3y  12
x  0, y  0
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3. Two tailors A and B earn Rs. 150 and Rs. 200 per day respectively. A
can stitch 6 shirts and 4 pants per day, while B can stitch 10 shirts and
4 pants per day. Formulate the above L.P.P. mathematically and hence
solve it to minimise the labour cost to produce at least 60 shirts and 32
pants.
4. There are two types of fertilisers A and B. A consists of 10% nitrogen and
6% phosphoric acid and B consists of 5% nitrogen and 10% phosphoric
acid. After testing the soil conditions, a farmer finds that he needs at least
14 kg of nitrogen and 14 kg of phosphoric acid for his crop. If A costs Rs.
61 kg and B costs Rs. 51 kg, determine how much of each type of
fertiliser should be used so that nutrient requirements are met at minimum
cost. What is the minimum cost?
5. A man has Rs. 1500 to purchase two types of shares of two different
companies S1 and S2. Market price of one share of S1 is Rs 180 and S2
is Rs. 120. He wishes to purchase a maximum of ten shares only. If one
share of type S1 gives a yield of Rs. 11 and of type S2 yields Rs. 8 then
how much shares of each type must be purchased to get maximum
profit? And what will be the maximum profit?
6. A company manufactures two types of lamps say A and B. Both lamps

go through a cutter and then a finisher. Lamp A requires 2 hours of the
cutter’s time and 1 hours of the finisher’s time. Lamp B requires 1 hour
of cutter’s and 2 hours of finisher’s time. The cutter has 100 hours and
finishers has 80 hours of time available each month. Profit on one lamp
A is Rs. 7.00 and on one lamp B is Rs. 13.00. Assuming that he can sell
all that he produces, how many of each type of lamps should be
manufactured to obtain maximum profit?
7. A dealer wishes to purchase a number of fans and sewing machines. He

has only Rs. 5760 to invest and has space for almost 20 items. A fan and
sewing machine cost Rs. 360 and Rs. 240 respectively. He can sell a fan
at a profit of Rs. 22 and sewing machine at a profit of Rs. 18. Assuming
that he can sell whatever he buys, how should he invest his money to
maximise his profit?
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8. If a young man rides his motorcycle at 25 km/h, he has to spend Rs. 2
per km on petrol. If he rides at a faster speed of 40 km/h, the petrol cost
increases to Rs. 5 per km. He has Rs. 100 to spend on petrol and wishes
to find the maximum distance he can travel within one hour. Express this
as L.P.P. and then solve it graphically.
9. A producer has 20 and 10 units of labour and capital respectively which

he can use to produce two kinds of goods X and Y. To produce one unit
of X, 2 units of capital and 1 unit of labour is required. To produce one
unit of Y, 3 units of labour and one unit of capital is required. If X and Y
are priced at Rs. 80 and Rs. 100 per unit respectively, how should the
producer use his resources to maximise the total revenue?
10. A factory owner purchases two types of machines A and B for his factory.
The requirements and limitations for the machines are as follows:
Machine Area Occupied Labour Force Daily Output (In units)

A 1000 m2 12 men 60
B 1200 m2 8 men 40
He has maximum area of 9000 m2 available and 72 skilled labourers who

can operate both the machines. How many machines of each type should
he buy to maximise the daily output.
11. A manufacturer makes two types of cups A and B. Three machines are
required to manufacture the cups and the time in minutes required by
each in as given below :
Types of Cup Machine

I II III
A 12 18 6
B 6 0 9
Each machine is available for a maximum period of 6 hours per day. If

the profit on each cup A is 75 paise and on B is 50 paise, find how many
cups of each type should be manufactured to maximise the profit per
day.
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12. A company produces two types of belts A and B. Profits on these belts
are Rs. 2 and Rs. 1.50 per belt respectively. A belt of type A requires
twice as much time as belt of type B. The company can produce almost
1000 belts of type B per day. Material for 800 belts per day is available.
Almost 400 buckles for belts of type A and 700 for type B are available
per day. How much belts of each type should the company produce so
as to maximize the profit?
13. Two Godowns X and Y have a grain storage capacity of 100 quintals and
50 quintals respectively. Their supply goes to three ration shop A, B and
C whose requirements are 60, 50 and 40 quintals respectively. The cost
of transportation per quintals from the godowns to the shops are given
in following table :
To Cost of transportation (in Rs. per quintal)
From X Y
A 6.00 4.00
B 3.00 2.00
C 2.50 3.00
How should the supplies be transported to ration shops from godowns to

minimize the transportation cost?
14. An Aeroplane can carry a maximum of 200 passengers. A profit of Rs.

400 is made on each first class ticket and a profit of Rs. 300 is made on
each second class ticket. The airline reserves at least 20 seats for first
class. However atleast four times as many passengers prefer to travel by
second class than by first class. Determine, how many tickets of each
type must be sold to maximize profit for the airline.
15. A diet for a sick person must contain atleast 4000 units of vitamins, 50
units of minerals and 1400 units of calories. Two foods A and B are
available at a cost of Rs. 5 and Rs. 4 per unit respectively. One unit of
food A contains 200 unit of vitamins, 1 unit of minerals and 40 units of
calories whereas one unit of food B contains 100 units of vitamins, 2 units
of minerals and 40 units of calories. Find what combination of the food
A and B should be used to have least cost but it must satisfy the
requirements of the sick person.
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ANSWERS
1. Min z = 60 at x = 5, y = 5.
Max z = 180 at the two corner points (0, 20) and (15, 15).
2. No minimum value.
3. Minimum cost = Rs. 1350 at 5 days of A and 3 days of B.
4. 100 kg. of fertiliser A and 80 kg of fertilisers B; minimum cost Rs. 1000.
5. Maximum Profit = Rs. 95 with 5 shares of each type.
6. Lamps of type A = 40, Lamps of type B = 20.
7. Fan : 8; Sewing machine : 12, Max. Profit = Rs. 392.
8. At 25 km/h he should travel 50/3 km, At 40 km/h, 40/3 km. Max. distance
30 km in 1 hr.
9. X : 2 units; Y : 6 units; Maximum revenue Rs. 760.
10. Type A : 6; Type B : 0
11. Cup A : 15; Cup B : 30
12. Maximum profit Rs. 1300, No. of belts of type A = 200 No. of bells of type
B = 600.
13. From X to A, B and C : 10 quintals, 50 quintals and 40 quintals respectively.
From Y to A, B, C : 50 quintals, NIL and NIL respectively.
14. No. of first class tickets = 40, No. of 2nd class tickets = 160.
15. Food A : 5 units, Food B : 30 units.

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CHAPTER 12

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (6 MARKS)

1. Solve the following L.P.P. graphically

Minimise and maximise z = 3x + 9y

Subject to the constraints x + 3y  60

2. Determine graphically the minimum value of the objective function

6. A company manufactures two types of lamps say A and B. Both lamps

7. A dealer wishes to purchase a number of fans and sewing machines. He

9. A producer has 20 and 10 units of labour and capital respectively which

Machine Area Occupied Labour Force Daily Output (In units)

He has maximum area of 9000 m2 available and 72 skilled labourers who

Types of Cup Machine

Each machine is available for a maximum period of 6 hours per day. If

To Cost of transportation (in Rs. per quintal)

How should the supplies be transported to ration shops from godowns to

14. An Aeroplane can carry a maximum of 200 passengers. A profit of Rs.

3. Minimum cost = Rs. 1350 at 5 days of A and 3 days of B.

4. 100 kg. of fertiliser A and 80 kg of fertilisers B; minimum cost Rs. 1000.

5. Maximum Profit = Rs. 95 with 5 shares of each type.

6. Lamps of type A = 40, Lamps of type B = 20.

7. Fan : 8; Sewing machine : 12, Max. Profit = Rs. 392.

9. X : 2 units; Y : 6 units; Maximum revenue Rs. 760.

10. Type A : 6; Type B : 0

11. Cup A : 15; Cup B : 30

13. From X to A, B and C : 10 quintals, 50 quintals and 40 quintals respectively.

From Y to A, B, C : 50 quintals, NIL and NIL respectively.

15. Food A : 5 units, Food B : 30 units.

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