Question: Can you please answer the following in an EXCEL SPREADSHEET and show the formulas ( this is all that's given) (Supply Chain Decisions) The Albers

Can you please answer the following in an EXCEL SPREADSHEET and show the formulas (this is all that's given)

(Supply Chain Decisions) The Albers Milling Company buys corn and wheat and then grinds and blends them into two final products Fast-Gro and Quik-Gro.
Fast-Gro is required to have at least 2.5% protein while Quik-Gro must have at least 3.2 % protein. Corn contains 1.9% protein while wheat contains 3.8% protein.
The firm can do the buying and blending at either the Albers(A) plant or the Bartelso(B) plant.
The blended products must then be shipped to the firms two warehouse outlets, one at Carlyle(C) and the other at Damiansville(D). Current costs per bushel at the two plants are:
A B
Corn 10 14
Wheat 12 11
Transportation costs per bushel between the plants and warehouses are:
Fast-Gro
To
C D
From A 1 2
B 3 0.75
Quik-Gro
To
C D
From A 3 3.5
B 4 1.9
The firm must satisfy the following demands in bushels at the warehouse outlets:
Product
Warehouse Fast-Gro Quik-Gro
C 1,000 3,000
D 4,000 6,000
Formulate an LP useful in determining the purchasing, blending, and shipping decisions.

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