Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134870069
Author: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 13P

a.

To determine

Two forumulations for MR’s problem.

b.

To determine

The feasible solutions for every problem formulation.

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