A practice would like to allocate their resources optimally between the orthopedic and rheumatology departments. The revenues per case generated by orthopedics and by rheumatology are $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. The average number of visits, utilization of radiology resources per case, and available resources are in Table EX 10.3.
TABLE EX 10.3.
Orthopedics Rheumatology
Visits 2 3 Radiology 4 1
Available Resources
600 hours MD time 800 procedures
Formulate this as a linear programming problem.
Solve the problem graphically.
Solve the problem using computer-based linear programming software (WinQSB).
For the optimal solution, what should be the percentages of allocation between the two departments?
How much total combined revenue can be generated with this solution?