APPLICATION OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING IN PROFIT MAXIMISATION USING CLIFFORD UNIVERSITY CAFETERIA AS A CASE STUDY.

Nwachukwu, Ijeoma Eunice and Ogbu, Prince Okorie
Keywords: Linear programming, Optimisation, Clifford University Cafeteria, Profit maximisation, Simplex method.
Clifford University International Journal of Development Studies (CLUIJODS) 2023 3(1), 32 - 41. Published: December 2023

Abstract

This paper applied the concept of Simplex method algorithm as an aspect of Linear Programming to allocate different types of food produced: (White rice, Jollof rice, Porridge yam, Porridge beans, Jollof pasta, White pasta, Ukazi soup and Egusi soup) at Clifford University Cafeteria for the purpose of profit maximisation. The analysis was carried out and the results showed that 2.6 units of Jollof rice, 3.9 units of Egusi soup and 0 units of others, should be produced more in order to generate a profit of Five hundred and forty-eight thousand, Seven hundred and fifty Naira (?548,750. 00).From the solutions, it was observed that Jollof rice and Egusi soup contributed more to the profit objectively. Hence, more of Jollof rice and Egusi soup are to be produced and served in order to maximise the profit.