Kellogg's Inc makes Fruit Loops Cereal from several ingredients. Two of the ingredients, Oats and Rice, provide
Question:
Kellogg's Inc makes Fruit Loops Cereal from several ingredients. Two of the ingredients, Oats and Rice, provide vitamins A and B. The company wants to know how many ounces of Oats and Rice it should put in each box of cereal to meet Canada food guide requirements of at-least 8 mg of vitamin A and no more than 27 mg of Vitamin B per box while minimizing cost. Kellogg's would also like limit the number of ounces of Rice in a box of Fruit Loops to no more then 3 ounces (otherwise it will taste to much like Rice Krispies). An ounce of oats has
2 mg of vitamin A and 9 mg of vitamin B while an ounce of rice has 2 mg of Vitamin A and 3 mg of Vitamin B An ounce of oats costs $0.0l and an ounce of rice costs $0.05
A. State the Decision variables in this problem. B. State the Objective Function.
C. Clearly identify AND briefly explain all Constraints.
D. Identify the feasible area using the graphical approach. Put Oats on the horizontal axis and Rice on the vertical axis.