Question: 1 . 1 Set up solver to determine how many truckloads of sod to ship from each farm to each nursery in order to minimize

1.1 Set up solver to
determine how many truckloads
of sod to ship from each farm to
each nursery in order to minimize
the overall shipping costs subject
to the following constraints:
a. You must ship all of the sod
available at each farm without
exceeding what is available.
b. You must not ship a partial
truckload of sod (ship only
integer numbers of trucks).
c. You must not ship more than
the quantity demanded of
sod to any nursery, though
you can ship less than the
quantity demanded.
d. You must ship at least 10
truckloads of sod to each
nursery (note: you may send
all 10 from one farm or a total
of 10 from both farms).
e. Before solving make the
solving method "Simplex LP"
and checkmark the "Make
Unconstrained Variables Non-
negative" option.
 1.1 Set up solver to determine how many truckloads of sod

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