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MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY
FINAL EXAMINATION
TRIMESTER 2, 2020/2021
BDS4614 – MANAGEMENT DECISION SCIENCE
(All sections/Groups)
19
th
MARCH 2021
9.00 a.m – 12.00 p.m.
(3 Hours)
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENT
1. This question paper consists of 7 printed pages excluding the cover page, with 5
questions only.
2. Attempt ALL the questions. All questions carry equal marks and the distribution of
the marks for each question is given.
3. Students are allowed to use non-programmable scientific calculators (without
restriction).
4. All necessary workings must be shown and please write all your answers in the
answer booklet provided.
STUDENT ID NO

BDS4614 MANAGEMENT DECISION SCIENCE 19
th
MARCH 2021
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AA/OYL/NN 1/7
QUESTION 1
Fresh Farms is into organic farming and has 200 acres of farmland in Cameron
Highlands, which are suitable for cultivating crops X1, X2, and X3. The costs for
cultivating crops X1, X2, and X3 are RM40, RM50 and RM30 per acre respectively.
Fresh Farms has a maximum of RM18,000 as funds for crop cultivation. Crops, X1, X2,
and X3 require 20, 30 and 15 hours of labour per acre respectively, and the maximum
number of labour hours available are 4,200. The farm expects to make a profit of RM70,
RM90 and RM50 per acre on crops X1, X2 and X3 respectively.
a. Formulate the given problem as a Linear Programming Problem.