matrxcom Homework: Basic LP Exercises Exercise Scare: 1 of 10 pts t Score: 85% (51 of 60 pts) Alegamen Doug Turner Food Processors wishes to introduce a new brand of dog biscuits composed of chicken and liver flavored biscuits that meet certain nutritional requirements. The liver flavored biscuits contain 1 unit of nutrient A and 2 units of nutrient B: the chicken flavored biscuits contain 1 unit of nutrient A and 4 units of nutrient B. According to federal requirements, there must be at least 40 units of nutrient A and 60 units of nutrient B in a package of the new mix. In addition, the company has decided that there can be no more than 10 liver flavored biscuits in a package. It costs 1c to make l liver flavored biscuit and 2¢ to make l chicken flavored, Doug wants to determine the optimal product mix for a package of the biscuits to minimize the firm\'s cost. The L.P. Model for Doug to determine the optimal solution is: Variables: X-number of liver flavored biscuit in a package Y= number of chicken flavored biscuit in a package a) Objective Function Minimize Z Min Z (in cents)-17x-T7x Min Z (in cents):Dx-
10 uints of x+ 90 units of y
there is no other alternative, because as per federal rule in a box the maximum livered biscuts should be 10 units only.
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