Question: 1 . A linear programming computer package is needed. Hilltop Coffee manufactures a coffee product by blending three types of coffee beans. The cost per

1. A linear programming computer package is needed.
Hilltop Coffee manufactures a coffee product by blending three types of coffee beans. The cost per pound and the available pounds of each bean are as follows.
Bean Cost per Pound Available Pounds
1 $0.50450
2 $0.70650
3 $0.45450
Consumer tests with coffee products were used to provide ratings on a scale of 0100, with higher ratings indicating higher quality. Product quality standards for the blended coffee require a consumer rating for aroma to be at least 75 and a consumer rating for taste to be at least 80. The individual ratings of the aroma and taste for coffee made from 100% of each bean are as follows:
Bean Aroma Rating Taste Rating
17585
28587
36074
Assume that the aroma and taste attributes of the coffee blend will be a weighted average of the attributes of the beans used in the blend.

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