A company manufactures two types of screws $A$ and $B.$ All the screws have to pass through a threading machine and a slotting machine. A box of Type $A$ screws requires $2\, minutes$ on the threading machine and $3\, minutes$ on the slotting machine. A box of type $B$ screws requires $8\, minutes$ of threading on the threading machine and $2\, minutes$ on the slotting machine. In a week, each machine is available for $60\, hours.$ On selling these screws, the company gets a profit of $Rs.\, 100$ per box on type $A$ screws and $Rs.\, 170$ per box on type $B$ screws. Formulate this problem as a $LPP$ given that the objective is to maximise profit.

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Let the company manufactures $x$ boxes of type $A$ screws and $y$ boxes of type $B$ screws.

From the given information, we have following corresponding constraint table.

  Type $A \,(x)$ Type $B \,(y)$ Maximum time available on each machine in a week
Time required for screws on threading machine $2$ $8$ $60 \times 60(\min )$

Time required for screws on slotting machine

$3$ $2$ $60 \times 60(\min )$
Profit $Rs.\,100$ $Rs.\,170$  

Thus, the objective function for maximum profit is $Z=100 x+170 y$ Subject to constraints

$2 x+8 y \leq 60 \times 60$ [time constraint for threading machine]

$\Rightarrow \quad x+4 y \leq 1800$

and $3 x+2 y \leq 60 \times 60$ [time constraint for slotting machine]

$\Rightarrow \quad 3 x+2 y \leq 3600$

Also, $x \geq 0, y \geq 0$ [non-negative constraints]

$\therefore$ Required $LLP$ is,

Maximize $Z=100 x+170 y,$ subject to constraints

$x+4 y \leq 1800,3 x+2 y \leq 3600, x \geq 0, y \geq 0$

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