To solve this problem using the Simplex Method, we need to first formulate it into a linear programming model. The goal is to maximize Gina’s profit while satisfying the constraints on time for mixing, bottling, and packing.

Step 1: Define Variables

Let:

• $x_1$ = the number of cases of Men’s Shampoo produced per day
• $x_2$ = the number of cases of Women’s Shampoo produced per day

Step 2: Objective Function

The objective is to maximize the profit. The profit per case of Men’s Shampoo is 6 pesos, and the profit per case of Women’s Shampoo is 8 pesos.

Thus, the objective function is:

$\text{Maximize} \ Z = 6x_1 + 8x_2$

Step 3: Constraints

The constraints are based on the available time for mixing, bottling, and packing.

• Mixing:

  • 5 minutes to mix one case of Men’s Shampoo.
  • 10 minutes to mix one case of Women’s Shampoo.
  • She has 100 minutes available.

  The mixing constraint is: $5x_1 + 10x_2 \leq 100$

• Bottling:

  • 7 minutes to bottle one case of Men’s Shampoo.
  • 7 minutes to bottle one case of Women’s Shampoo.
  • She has 84 minutes available.

  The bottling constraint is: $7x_1 + 7x_2 \leq 84$

• Packing:

  • 9 minutes to pack one case of Men’s Shampoo.
  • 5 minutes to pack one case of Women’s Shampoo.
  • She has 90 minutes available.

  The packing constraint is: $9x_1 + 5x_2 \leq 90$

• Non-negativity: $x_1 \geq 0, \quad x_2 \geq 0$

Step 4: Set Up the Linear Program

We have the following linear program:

Maximize: $Z = 6x_1 + 8x_2$

Subject to: $5x_1 + 10x_2 \leq 100 \quad \text{(Mixing Constraint)}$ $7x_1 + 7x_2 \leq 84 \quad \text{(Bottling Constraint)}$ $9x_1 + 5x_2 \leq 90 \quad \text{(Packing Constraint)}$ $x_1 \geq 0, \quad x_2 \geq 0$

Step 5: Convert to Standard Form

For the Simplex method, we need to convert the inequalities to equations by adding slack variables. Let:

• $s_1$ be the slack variable for the mixing constraint.
• $s_2$ be the slack variable for the bottling constraint.
• $s_3$ be the slack variable for the packing constraint.

Thus, we have:

$5x_1 + 10x_2 + s_1 = 100$ $7x_1 + 7x_2 + s_2 = 84$ $9x_1 + 5x_2 + s_3 = 90$

The objective function remains: $Z = 6x_1 + 8x_2$

Step 6: Initial Simplex Tableau

We now construct the initial simplex tableau. The objective function can be rewritten as $Z - 6x_1 - 8x_2 = 0$.

Basic Var	$x_1$	$x_2$	$s_1$	$s_2$	$s_3$	RHS (Right-Hand Side)
$s_1$	5	10	1	0	0	100
$s_2$	7	7	0	1	0	84
$s_3$	9	5	0	0	1	90
$Z$	-6	-8	0	0	0	0

Step 7: Apply Simplex Method

To solve the linear program, we follow the Simplex method, iterating through pivot operations until we reach an optimal solution where there are no negative coefficients in the objective row.

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