Overview
Qno. 3 (2points) Ineos chemical company produces a specific chemical which emits sulfur dioxide and particulate matter in the atmosphere. They introduced a new expensive process to supplement an older process because of new federal regulations on pollution. The older process emitted 20grams of sulfur dioxide and 40 grams of particulate matter into the atmosphere for each gallon of chemical produced. The new process emits 5grams of sulfur dioxide and 20 grams of particulate matter for each gallon produced. The company makes a profit of 60 cents per gallon and 20 cents per gallon on the old and new processes, respectively.
- c)Discuss the effect on the production schedule and the maximum profit if the government decides to restrict emissions of sulfur dioxide to 7,200 grams daily and all other data remain unchanged.