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A farmer owns a 100 acre farm and plans to plant at most three crops. The seed for crops A,B, and C costs $40, $20, and $30 per acre, respectively. A maximum of $3200 can be spent on seed. Crops

A farmer owns a 100 acre farm and plans to plant at most three crops. The seed for crops A,B, and C costs $40, $20, and $30 per acre, respectively. A maximum of $3200 can be spent on seed. Crops A,B, and C require 1,2, and 1 workdays per acre, respectively, and there are maximum of 160 workdays available. If the farmer can make a profit of $100 per acre on crop A, $300 per acre on crop B, and $200 per acre on crop C, how many acres of each crop should be planted to maximize profit?

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a. Develop the LPM
b. Solve it applying simplex algorithm
c. Interpret your result

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