Worksheet 1: Linear Programming: Staff Costs

Worksheet 1 - Staff Costs (Linear Programming)

A linear programming problem based around staff costs for a shop. Ideal for use an introductory task/homework, this worksheet demonstrates a real world use of linear programming.

Curriculum areas covered:
• Formulate
o constrained optimisation problems
o problems as linear programs
• Use graphical methods
o to solve constrained optimisation problems
o to solve two variable problems where integer solutions are required
• Discuss the effect of changing one or two of the coefficients and how this will impact the solution
• Investigate constraints and objectives in numerical cases using algebra and ad hoc methods

This pack includes:
 Cover Sheet
 Student worksheet
 Answer Sheet

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