A company produces two products. The relevant data is shown below: Product 1 Suppose that Demand rate (units/year) Production rate (units/year) Production cost ($/unit) Inventory carrying rate (%/unit/year) 2,000 4,000 20 25 Product 2 12,000 16,000 15 25 the setup cost for each product is same and $400. the total number of setups used for producing Product 1 and Product 2 is limited by 5. Using Lagrange multiplier technique, determine the optimum order quantity for each product and the minimum total cost.

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A company produces two products. The relevant data is shown below:
Product 1
Suppose that
Demand rate (units/year)
Production rate (units/year)
Production cost ($/unit)
Inventory carrying rate (%/unit/year)
2,000
4,000
20
25
Product 2
12,000
16,000
15
25
the setup cost for each product is same and $400.
the total number of setups used for producing Product 1 and Product 2 is limited by 5.
Using Lagrange multiplier technique, determine the optimum order quantity for each product and the
minimum total cost.
Transcribed Image Text:A company produces two products. The relevant data is shown below: Product 1 Suppose that Demand rate (units/year) Production rate (units/year) Production cost ($/unit) Inventory carrying rate (%/unit/year) 2,000 4,000 20 25 Product 2 12,000 16,000 15 25 the setup cost for each product is same and $400. the total number of setups used for producing Product 1 and Product 2 is limited by 5. Using Lagrange multiplier technique, determine the optimum order quantity for each product and the minimum total cost.
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