Answer to Question #296722 in Operations Research for mehkii

Question

The Red Cross wants to airlift supplies into a South American country which has

experienced an earthquake. Four types of supplies, each of which would be shipped

in containers, are being considered. One container of a particular item weighs 120,

300, 250, and 500 pounds, respectively, for the four items. If the airplane to be used

has a weight capacity of 60,000 pounds and x j equals the number of containers

shipped of item j:

a) Determine the equation which ensures that the plane will be loaded to its

weight capacity.

b) If it is decided to devote this plane to one supply item only, how many

containers could be shipped of each item?

Answer 1

(a) 120x1 + 300x2 + 250x3 + 500x4 = 60,000

(b) 60000/120; 60000/300; 60000/250; 60000/500