Johnson City Cooperage manufactures 30-gallon and 55-gallon fiber drums. Each 30-gallon drum takes 30 minutes to make, each 55-gallon drum takes 40 minutes to make, and the company has at most 14,000 minutes available each week. Also, workplace limitations and product demand indicate that the number of 55-gallon drums produced plus half the number of 30-gallon drums produced should be at least 180, and the number of 30-gallon drums should be at least twice the number of 55-gallon drums. If Johnson City Cooperage's manufacturing costs are $4 for each 30-gallon drum and $7 for each 55-gallon drum, how many of each drum should be made each week to satisfy the constraints minimum cost? 30-gallon drums 55-gallon drums Find the minimum cost.
1.) Johnson City Cooperage manufactures 30-gallon and 55-gallon fiber drums. Each 30-gallon drum takes 30 minutes to make, each 55-gallon drum takes 40 minutes to make, and the company has at most 14,000 minutes available each week. Also, workplace limitations and product demand indicate that the number of 55-gallon drums produced plus half the number of 30-gallon drums produced should be at least 180, and the number of 30-gallon drums should be at least twice the number of 55-gallon drums. If Johnson City Cooperage's manufacturing costs are $4 for each 30-gallon drum and $7 for each 55-gallon drum, how many of each drum should be made each week to satisfy the constraints at minimum cost?
2.) Find the minimum cost
![Johnson City Cooperage manufactures 30-gallon and 55-gallon fiber drums. Each 30-gallon drum takes 30 minutes to make, each 55-gallon drum takes 40 minutes to make, and the company has at most 14,000 minutes available each week. Also, workplace
limitations and product demand indicate that the number of 55-gallon drums produced plus half the number of 30-gallon drums produced should be at least 180, and the number of 30-gallon drums should be at least twice the number of 55-gallon drums. If Johnson
City Cooperage's manufacturing costs are $4 for each 30-gallon drum and $7 for each 55-gallon drum, how many of each drum should be made each week to satisfy the constraints at minimum cost?
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