(b)

Solve the model formulated in part a. What is the minimal amount of trim loss?

Total Trim Loss: feet

How many of each pattern should be used and how many of each type of roll will be sold on the open market? If your answer is zero enter 0.

Pattern	Number of Rolls Used for Each Pattern
1
2
3
4
5

Type of Roll	Number of Rolls Sold on the Open Market
12-foot rolls
15-foot rolls
30-foot rolls

STAR Co. provides paper to smaller companies whose volumes are not large enough to warrant dealing directly with the paper mill. STAR receives 100 -feet-wide cutting patterns have been established: Trim loss is the leftover paper from a pattern (e.g., for pattern 4,3(12)+4(15)+0(30)=96 feet used resulting in 10096=4 foot of trim loss). Orders in hand will be sold on the open market at the selling price. No inventory is held. your answer is zero enter " 0 " and if the constant is " 1 " it must be entered in the box. Let xj= number of 100 -foot-wide rolls using cutting pattern j,j=1,2,3,4,5. Optimal Solution