(a) A baker makes two products; large loaves and small round loaves. He can sell
up to 280 of the large loaves and up to 400 small round loaves per day.
Each large loaf occupies 0.01m3 of shelf space, each small loaf occupies 0.008m3 of
space, and there is 4m3 of shelf space available. There are 8 hours available
each night for baking, and he can produce large loaves at the rate of 40 per
hour, and small loaves at the rate of 80 per hour. The profit on each large loaf
is Sh. 5.00 and Sh. 3.00 profit on the small round loaf.
Required:
In order to maximize profits, how many large and small round loaves should be
produce? (17 marks)
(b) Summarize the procedure for solving the kind of quantitative technique you
have used to solve part (a) above.
(3 marks)