A political candidate has an advertising budget of $250,000. The candidate wishes to allocate the advertising...

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A political candidate has an advertising budget of $250,000. The candidate wishes to allocate the advertising money among four media outlined in the table below. The candidate's goal is to reach the largest possible audience. To ensure the candidate reaches a diverse audience, the table also displays a minimum and maximum level of ads that should be placed. Use Excel's solver to assist the candidate in spending its advertising budget by selecting an effective media mix. Cost per ad Minimum ads Maximum ads $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $20,000 Medium Audience Full-page newspaper ad 2,000 6 Prime time radio spot 3,500 2 Social media ads 5,000 10 TV spot (30 seconds) 12,000 10 3. A political candidate has an advertising budget of $250,000. The candidate wishes to allocate the advertising money among four media outlined in the table below. The candidate's goal is to reach the largest possible audience. To ensure the candidate reaches a diverse audience, the table also displays a minimum and maximum level of ads that should be placed. Use Excel's solver to assist the candidate in spending its advertising budget by selecting an effective media mix. Cost per ad Minimum ads Maximum ads $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $20,000 Medium Audience Full-page newspaper ad 2,000 6 Prime time radio spot 3,500 2 Social media ads 5,000 10 TV spot (30 seconds) 12,000 10 3.