Sara's Sauces The most popular product of Sara's Sauces is its salad dressing. The recipe calls...

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Sara's Sauces The most popular product of Sara's Sauces is its salad dressing. The recipe calls for at least 20% lemon juice and at least 30% balsamic vinegar, and at least 30% but not more than 45% olive oil. The company proposes to make this dressing by mixing together 3 commercial bases called A, B, and C. Determine the percentage of each base that should be used in the mix in order to minimize the cost per L of the dressing. Dressing Lemon juice Balsamic vinegar Olive oil Cost per L A 20% 60% 20% $5.00 B 40% 30% 30% $5.25 C 10% 40% 50% $5.50 Sara's Sauces The most popular product of Sara's Sauces is its salad dressing. The recipe calls for at least 20% lemon juice and at least 30% balsamic vinegar, and at least 30% but not more than 45% olive oil. The company proposes to make this dressing by mixing together 3 commercial bases called A, B, and C. Determine the percentage of each base that should be used in the mix in order to minimize the cost per L of the dressing. Dressing Lemon juice Balsamic vinegar Olive oil Cost per L A 20% 60% 20% $5.00 B 40% 30% 30% $5.25 C 10% 40% 50% $5.50