1. Moore's Meatpacking Company produces a hot dog mixture in 1,000-pound batches. The mixture contains two (2) ingredients – chicken and beef. The cost per pound of each of these ingredients is as follows: Ingredient Chicken Beef Cost/lb. $3 $5 Each batch has the following recipe requirements: a. At least 500 pounds of chicken b. At least 200 pounds of beef The ratio of chicken to beef must be at least 2 to 1. The company wants to know the optimal mixture of ingredients that will minimize cost. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
1. Moore's Meatpacking Company produces a hot dog mixture in 1,000-pound batches. The mixture contains two (2) ingredients – chicken and beef. The cost per pound of each of these ingredients is as follows: Ingredient Chicken Beef Cost/lb. $3 $5 Each batch has the following recipe requirements: a. At least 500 pounds of chicken b. At least 200 pounds of beef The ratio of chicken to beef must be at least 2 to 1. The company wants to know the optimal mixture of ingredients that will minimize cost. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
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![1. Moore's Meatpacking Company produces a hot dog mixture in 1,000-pound batches. The mixture contains
two (2) ingredients – chicken and beef. The cost per pound of each of these ingredients is as follows:
Ingredient
Chicken
Beef
Cost/lb.
$3
$5
Each batch has the following recipe requirements:
a. At least 500 pounds of chicken
b. At least 200 pounds of beef
The ratio of chicken to beef must be at least 2 to 1. The company wants to know the optimal mixture of
ingredients that will minimize cost. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fee08f050-2ce7-4c6a-b6d7-0ca6beb39bd5%2F2f4bea15-c277-4a84-9a0c-f53fe9c47bf2%2F3knir2c_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Moore's Meatpacking Company produces a hot dog mixture in 1,000-pound batches. The mixture contains
two (2) ingredients – chicken and beef. The cost per pound of each of these ingredients is as follows:
Ingredient
Chicken
Beef
Cost/lb.
$3
$5
Each batch has the following recipe requirements:
a. At least 500 pounds of chicken
b. At least 200 pounds of beef
The ratio of chicken to beef must be at least 2 to 1. The company wants to know the optimal mixture of
ingredients that will minimize cost. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
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