Fruity Juices, Inc. produces five different flavors of fruit juice: apple, cherry, pomegranate, orange, and pineapple. Each batch of product requires processing in three departments
Fruity Juices, Inc. produces five different flavors of fruit juice: apple, cherry, pomegranate, orange, and pineapple. Each batch of product requires processing in three departments (blending, straining, and bottling). The relevant data (per 1,000-gallon batches) are shown below.
a. Formulate a linear program to find the amount of each product to produce.
b. Implement your model on a spreadsheet and find an optimal solution with Solver.
c. What effect would an increase of capacity in the straining department have on profit?
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Time required in minutes/batch Minutes Minutes/batch Apple Cherry Pomegranate Orange Pineapple Available Blend 23 22 18 19 19 5000 Strain 22 40 20 34 22 3000 Bottle 10 10 10 10 10 5000
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Statistics Data Analysis And Decision Modeling
Authors: James R. Evans
5th Edition
132744287, 978-0132744287
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