Question: A - B D E F G H J K L M N o 1 John also raises pigs for market in his own farm.

A - B D E F G H J K L M N o 1 John also raises

A - B D E F G H J K L M N o 1 John also raises pigs for market in his own farm. He wishes to determine the quantities of the available types of feed (corn, tankage, and alfalfa) that should be given to each pig. 2 Since pigs will eat any mix of these feed types, the objective is to determine which mix will meet certain nutritional requirements at a minimum cost. The number of units of each type 3 of basic nutritional ingredient contained within a lbs of each feed type is given in the table below, along with the daily nutritional requirements and feed costs: 4 5 6 Formulate a linear programming model for this problem and use Excel Solver to find the optimal solution 7 8 Nutritional Tankage Alfalfa Minimum Daily 9 Ingredient Corn (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) Requirement 10 Carbohydrates 90 20 40 200 11 Protein 30 80 60 180 12 Vitamins 10 20 60 150 13 Cost $ 84 72 60 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22

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