The answer to this query is given in the following example:
Example 4 Suppose P1, P2, P3 and R1, R2, R3 are as in Example 2 Let the firm has
330 units of R1, 455 units of R2 and 140 units of R3 available with it and let the amount
of raw materials R1, R2 and R3 required to manufacture each unit of the three products
is given by
1
2
3
1
2
3
R
R
R
3
4
0
P
B
P
7
9
3
P
5
12
7




=






How many units of each product is to be made so as to utilise the full available raw
material Solution Step 1 The situation is easily identifiable Step 2 Suppose the firm produces x units of P1, y units of P2 and z units of P3