Edexcel D1 2015 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2015
SessionJanuary
TopicInequalities

6. Jonathan is going to make hats to sell at a fete. He can make red hats and green hats. Jonathan can use linear programming to determine the number of each colour of hat that he should make. Let \(x\) be the number of red hats he makes and \(y\) be the number of green hats he makes.
One of the constraints is that there must be at least 30 hats.
  1. Write down an inequality, in terms of \(x\) and \(y\), to model this constraint. Two further constraints are $$\begin{aligned} & 2 y + x \geqslant 40
    & 2 y - x \geqslant - 30 \end{aligned}$$
  2. Write down two more constraints which apply.
  3. Represent all these constraints on Diagram 1 in the answer book. Hence determine, and label, the feasible region R . The cost of making a green hat is three times the cost of making a red hat. Jonathan wishes to minimise the total cost.
  4. Use the objective line (ruler) method to determine the number of red hats and number of green hats that Jonathan should make. You must clearly draw and label your objective line. Given that the minimum total cost of making the hats is \(\pounds 107.50\)
  5. determine the cost of making one green hat and the cost of making one red hat. You must make your method clear.