Question 1 (5 Marks) Durlio PPE SDN BHD, a melt blown fabric and mask manufacturer in Malaysia is planning to introduce their new products; a 4-ply face mask with multi-color and customized printing design and N95 rated respirator face masks to the market. As a business analyst, you are required to help the company to calculate the combination of quantity for both products to be produce and sell to get the maximum profit. The Linear Programming model is as follows: S = quantity of 4-ply face mask, T = quantity of N95 respiratory face masks Max Z = 6S + 4T subject to: 5S + 7T ≤ 35 (constraint equation for polypropylene material in meter) 2S + 5T ≤ 60 (constraint equation for labor in hours) S, T > 0 i.
What is the method that can be used to solve the above problem? (2 marks). ii. Develop a standardized linear programming model for the above problem (3 marks).
