Question: please can you help solve this in excel solver showing screenshots and explanation on how the answers were achieved, what was input in solver etc

please can you help solve this in excel solver showing screenshots and explanation on how the answers were achieved, what was input in solver etc

Titanic Cruise Company plans on releasing its new Superliner cruise ship in time for the peak Spring cruise season. The Superliner is the largest and most expensive cruise ship ever built. The ship will be longer than 4 football fields. The ship has amenities that were never possible before on a commercial cruise ship. Features include rock climbing walls, skydiving simulators, an open air atrium version of Central Park, and nearly two dozen specialty restaurants. Sinbad the Sailor, the President and CEO of Titanic, wants to figure out which itinerary for the ships 17 day maiden voyage will be most profitable. He began by selecting a list of ports for the ships maiden voyage. He then projected 358,000 dollars daily onboard revenue for each port based on the maximum passenger capacity. In addition, he projected daily shore excursion revenue for different ports. Finally, he projected all of the daily expenses for each port including docking fees, local taxes, fuel costs, labor costs, and supplies and raw materials. Sinbad must consider two basic constraints when planning the itinerary. First, the ship must stay at least one day at each of the target ports listed because partial-day scheduling is not feasible. Second, the ship cannot spend more than 3 days in any individual target port because maritime regulations and individual port guidelines prevent longer stays. Use the information provided in the next table and help Sinbad find the most profitable itinerary for the ships maiden voyage.

Port Projected Revenue Daily Shore Revenue Docking Fees Local Taxes Fuel Costs Labor Costs Supplies & Materials Total Expenses Revenue Profit
Aruba 383897 25897 14258 1189 1237 98230 76390 191304 358000 166696
Bahamas 399777 41777 45221 635 1587 107250 85250 239943 358000 118057
Barbados 393789 35789 86254 526 1897 102370 68730 259777 358000 98223
Jamaica 395899 37899 52899 428 2750 96320 88220 240617 358000 117383
Miami 383894 25894 72899 1199 1674 102390 74380 252542 358000 105458
San Juan 400879 42879 88524 458 2584 106450 73470 271486 358000 86514
St Croix 370455 12455 12455 850 4125 104350 89230 211010 358000 146990
St Martin 430158 72158 72158 254 1528 102890 82760 259590 358000 98410
St Thomas 420548 62548 62548 1026 1458 109370 78390 252792 358000 105208
St John 396974 38974 12685 899 1426 93480 92650 201140 358000 156860

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