Three types of gasoline are manufactured by a company Regular, Super, and Extra. Regular should have
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Three types of gasoline are manufactured by a company – Regular, Super, and Extra. Regular should have at least 11 percent additive 1 and 17 percent additive 2. Super should have at least 13 percent additive 1 and 22 percent additive 2. Extra should have at least 17 percent additive 1 and 19 percent additive 2. These are made by using two crudes – A and B. Crude A cost $28 per barrel and is 14 percent additive 1 and 18 percent additive 2. Crude B costs $30 per barrel and is 20 percent additive 1 and 24 percent additive 2. The demand for Regular is projected to be 1,000 barrels, while each of the others has a demand of 2,000 barrels. Formulate this as a linear programming problem to minimize cost while meeting all constraints. Define all decision variables.
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I know there are some available answers, but there are all inconsistent answers. Would you please show the step by step solution with an explanation?
Biochemistry Concepts and Connections
ISBN: 978-0321839923
1st edition
Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews