Question

The DS Company produces both batteries and motors. The production requirements for the company's two divisions are as follows:

Battery Division - To produce 100 batteries requires 3 batteries and 1 motor.

Motor Division - To produce 100 motors requires 8 batteries and 4 motors.

A. How many batteries and motors are used internally to produce 450 batteries and 400 motors?

Batteries

Motors  

B. If DS received an order for 1000 batteries and 650 motors. Determine the total production needed for each division to fill the order. (Roundup)

Battery Division   

Motor Division  

Answer 1

A.

Items	Number of items produced	Required number of batteries	Required number of motors
Battery	450	3*450/100=13.5	1*450/100=4.5
Motor	400	8*400/100=32.0	4*400/100=16.0
Total	---	45.5	20.5

Since, fractional number of items can not be used.

So, 46 batteries and 21 motors are required.

B.

Items	Number of orders	Required number of batteries	Required number of motors
Battery	1000	3*1000/100=30	1*1000/100=10
Motor	650	8*650/100=52	4*650/100=26
Total	---	82	36

Total number of battery production = 1000+82 = 1082

Total number of motor production = 650+36 = 686