Chris Zhang is the food and beverage manager for XTreme Fit. His company is fielding a team to compete at this years' Fitness Olympics. Xtreme Fit decided to put their team on a diet to prepare them for the competition. Mr. Zhang was tasked to determine the menu for the team. The head coach of the team set the following nutritional guidelines for each meal: • At least 5 mg of iron • At least 30 g of protein • At least 40 g of carbohydrates • At least 20 but no more than 60 g of fat • No more than 30 mg of cholesterol • Between 1,500 and 2,000 calories Mr. Zhang prepares the meals from a few basic food groups. These items are listed below with the nutritional content per pound. The cost of the item per pound are as follows: Red meat: $2.30

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Chris Zhang is the food and beverage manager for XTreme Fit. His company is fielding a team to
compete at this years' Fitness Olympics. Xtreme Fit decided to put their team on a diet to prepare
them for the competition. Mr. Zhang was tasked to determine the menu for the team. The head
coach of the team set the following nutritional guidelines for each meal:
• At least 5 mg of iron
• At least 30 g of protein
• At least 40 g of carbohydrates
• At least 20 but no more than 60 g of fat
• No more than 30 mg of cholesterol
• Between 1,500 and 2,000 calories
Mr. Zhang prepares the meals from a few basic food groups. These items are listed below with the
nutritional content per pound. The cost of the item per pound are as follows:
Red meat: $2.30
White meat: $0.80
Seafood: $3.70
Legumes: $0.90
Leafy greens: $0.75
Starch: $0.40
Dairy: $0.83
Transcribed Image Text:Chris Zhang is the food and beverage manager for XTreme Fit. His company is fielding a team to compete at this years' Fitness Olympics. Xtreme Fit decided to put their team on a diet to prepare them for the competition. Mr. Zhang was tasked to determine the menu for the team. The head coach of the team set the following nutritional guidelines for each meal: • At least 5 mg of iron • At least 30 g of protein • At least 40 g of carbohydrates • At least 20 but no more than 60 g of fat • No more than 30 mg of cholesterol • Between 1,500 and 2,000 calories Mr. Zhang prepares the meals from a few basic food groups. These items are listed below with the nutritional content per pound. The cost of the item per pound are as follows: Red meat: $2.30 White meat: $0.80 Seafood: $3.70 Legumes: $0.90 Leafy greens: $0.75 Starch: $0.40 Dairy: $0.83
The nutritional content of each food group are as follows:
Iron Protein Carbohydrates Fat Cholesterol Calories
(mg/lb.) (g/lb.)
(g/lb.)
(g/lb.) (mg/lb.)
(per Ib.)
Red meat
0.3
82
75
350
860
White meat 4.4
17
30
180
520
Seafood
3.3
85
90
500
Legumes
3.4
10
30
3
600
Leafy
greens
0.5
6.
50
Dairy
Starch
0.2
16
22
10
20
240
2.2
10
70
460
The value of the optimal solution is $.
(please round off your answers to 4 decimal places)
Transcribed Image Text:The nutritional content of each food group are as follows: Iron Protein Carbohydrates Fat Cholesterol Calories (mg/lb.) (g/lb.) (g/lb.) (g/lb.) (mg/lb.) (per Ib.) Red meat 0.3 82 75 350 860 White meat 4.4 17 30 180 520 Seafood 3.3 85 90 500 Legumes 3.4 10 30 3 600 Leafy greens 0.5 6. 50 Dairy Starch 0.2 16 22 10 20 240 2.2 10 70 460 The value of the optimal solution is $. (please round off your answers to 4 decimal places)
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