Turkeyco produces two types of turkey cutlets for sale to fast-food restaurants.  Each type of cutlet consists of white meat and dark meat.  Cutlet 1 sells for $4/lb and must consist of at least 70% white meat.  Cutlet 2 sells for $3/lb and must consist of at least 60% white meat.  At most, 50 lb of cutlet 1 and 30 lb of cutlet 2 can be sold.  The two types of turkey used to manufacture the cutlets are purchased from the GobbleGobble Turkey Farm.  Each type 1 turkey costs $10 and yields 5 lb of white meat and 2 lb of dark meat.  Each type 2 turkey costs $8 and yields 3 lb of white meat and 3 lb of dark meat.    Part A:  Formulate an LP to maximize Turkeyco’s profit

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Turkeyco produces two types of turkey cutlets for sale to fast-food restaurants.  Each type of cutlet consists of white meat and dark meat.  Cutlet 1 sells for $4/lb and must consist of at least 70% white meat.  Cutlet 2 sells for $3/lb and must consist of at least 60% white meat.  At most, 50 lb of cutlet 1 and 30 lb of cutlet 2 can be sold.  The two types of turkey used to manufacture the cutlets are purchased from the GobbleGobble Turkey Farm.  Each type 1 turkey costs $10 and yields 5 lb of white meat and 2 lb of dark meat.  Each type 2 turkey costs $8 and yields 3 lb of white meat and 3 lb of dark meat. 

 

Part A:  Formulate an LP to maximize Turkeyco’s profit.

 

Part B:  Solve the LP (provide exact values for all variables and the optimal objective function).

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