Help with Optimization and Decision Support Modeling for Business HW4

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Q4a

Sales (thousands) Profit (millions)
0 0
100 15
200 18
300 13
400 4
500 1
600 6
700 30
800 70

Q4c

Sales (thousands) Profit (millions)
0 0
100 15
200 18
300 13
400 4
500 1
600 6
700 30
800 70

Q4d

Sales (thousands) Profit (millions)
0 0
100 15
200 18
300 13
400 4
500 1
600 6
700 30
800 70

Q5b ($13,000)

Stock 1 Stock 2
Expected Profit (on $50,000)
Risk (Stand. Dev. for $50,000)
Stock 1 Stock 2 Total
Portfolio (% of $50,000) <=
Minimum
Expected
Portfolio Profit
Expected Profit >=
Risk (Variance)
Risk (Stand. Dev.)

Q5b ($15,000)

Stock 1 Stock 2
Expected Profit (on $50,000)
Risk (Stand. Dev. for $50,000)
Stock 1 Stock 2 Total
Portfolio (% of $50,000) <=
Minimum
Expected
Portfolio Profit
Expected Profit >=
Risk (Variance)
Risk (Stand. Dev.)

Q5b ($17,000)

Stock 1 Stock 2
Expected Profit (on $50,000)
Risk (Stand. Dev. for $50,000)
Stock 1 Stock 2 Total
Portfolio (% of $50,000) <=
Minimum
Expected
Portfolio Profit
Expected Profit >=
Risk (Variance)
Risk (Stand. Dev.)

Q5b ($19,000)

Stock 1 Stock 2
Expected Profit (on $50,000)
Risk (Stand. Dev. for $50,000)
Stock 1 Stock 2 Total
Portfolio (% of $50,000) 0% <=
Minimum
Expected
Portfolio Profit
Expected Profit >=
Risk (Variance)
Risk (Stand. Dev.)

Q6a

Unit Profit Doors Windows
Gross Profit ($hundred)
Marketing Cost ($hundred) (Doors)3 2(Windows)2
Total Resource
Used Per Unit Produced Used Available
Resource 1 <=
Resource 2 <=
Total Profit
Doors Windows ($hundreds)
Production Rate

Q6d

Unit Profit ($hundred) Doors Windows
First
Second
Third
Total Resource
Used per Unit Produced Used Available
Resource 1 <=
Resource 2 <=
Units Produced Maximum
Power Saws Power Drills Doors Windows
First <=
Second <=
Third <=
Total
Total Profit
($hundred)

Q7a

<=
x =
5
Profit = 100x6 - 1,359x5 + 6,836x4 - 15,670x3 + 15,870x2 - 5,095x
=

Q7b

<=
x =
<=
Profit = 100x6 - 1,359x5 + 6,836x4 - 15,670x3 + 15,870x2 - 5,095x
=

Q8a

Beating the Market (Evolutionary Solver)
Beat Market
Quarter Year DIS BA GE PG MCD Return Market? (NYSE) Range Name Cells
Q4 2016 13.10% 19.08% 7.47% -5.59% 6.34% 3.13% BeatMarket? J4:J27
Q3 2016 -4.38% 2.28% -5.17% 1.32% -3.39% 2.21% Market K4:K27
Q2 2016 -1.50% 3.14% -0.23% 9.35% -3.55% 2.77% NumberBeatingTheMarket J36
Q1 2016 -5.49% -11.39% 2.87% 4.55% 7.19% 0.63% OneHundredPercent D33:H33
Q4 2015 3.47% 11.10% 24.46% 11.37% 20.84% 3.51% OneHundredPercent2 K31
Q3 2015 -9.94% -4.99% -4.25% -7.30% 4.55% -9.31% Portfolio D31:H31
Q2 2015 8.82% -6.98% 8.03% -3.75% -1.58% -0.86% Return I4:I27
Q1 2015 11.37% 16.18% -0.94% -9.41% 4.90% 0.55% StockData D4:H27
Q4 2014 7.14% 2.63% -0.42% 9.61% -0.30% 1.27% Sum I31
Q3 2014 3.83% 0.72% -1.67% 7.41% -5.07% -2.52% ZeroPercent D29:H29
Q2 2014 7.08% 1.96% 2.30% -1.71% 3.59% 4.29%
Q1 2014 4.81% -7.54% -6.83% -0.25% 1.89% 1.23%
Q4 2013 19.93% 16.59% 18.33% 8.53% 1.70% 8.10%
Q3 2013 2.12% 15.23% 3.80% -1.08% -2.04% 5.58%
Q2 2013 11.18% 19.93% 1.08% 0.65% 0.09% 0.06%
Q1 2013 14.07% 14.66% 11.06% 14.42% 13.92% 7.86%
Q4 2012 -3.29% 8.94% -6.74% -1.31% -2.99% 2.33%
Q3 2012 7.78% -5.76% 9.81% 14.22% 4.46% 5.76%
Q2 2012 10.80% 0.49% 5.01% -8.10% -9.05% -4.94%
Q1 2012 16.74% 1.99% 13.05% 1.56% -1.53% 9.76%
Q4 2011 26.43% 21.99% 18.83% 6.45% 15.11% 10.09%
Q3 2011 -22.76% -17.60% -18.56% 0.19% 4.84% -18.36%
Q2 2011 -9.39% 0.54% -5.13% 4.07% 11.64% -1.02%
Q1 2011 14.87% 13.94% 10.39% -3.55% -0.06% 5.54%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
<= <= <= <= <= Sum
Portfolio = 100%
<= <= <= <= <=
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Number of Quarters
Beating the Market
(2011-2013)