Question: Please help, I am so stuck on this problem... Thank you in advance 6. (16 points) Margaret Young's family owns five panels of farmland broken

Please help, I am so stuck on this problem...

Please help, I am so stuck on this problem...

Thank you in advance 6. (16 points) Margaret Young's family owns five panels of farmland broken into a southeast sector, north sector, northwest sector, west sector, and southwest sector. Young is primarily involved in growing wheat, alfalfa, and barley crops and is currently preparing her production plan for next year. The Pennsylvania Water Authority has just announced its yearly water allotment, with the Young farm receiving 7,400 acre- feet. Each parcel can only tolerate a specified amount of irrigation per growing season, as specified below: Water Irrigation Area Limit Parcel (in acres) (acre-feet) Southeast 2,000 3,200 North 2,300 3,400 Northwest 600 800 West 1,100 500 Southwest 500 600 Each of Young's crops needs a minimum amount of water per acre and there is a projected limit on sales of each crop. Crop data follow: Water Needed Per Acre Crop Maximum Sales (acre-feet) Wheat 110,000 bushels 1.6 Alfalfa 1,800 tons 2.9 Barley 2,200 tons 3.5 Young's best estimate is that she can sell wheat at a net profit of $2 per bushel, alfalfa at $40 per ton, and barley at $50 per ton. One acre of land yields an average of 1.5 tons of alfalfa and 2.2 tons of barley. The wheat yield is approximately 50 bushels per acre. Formulate the linear program for Young for the coming year to help her develop a production plan (You do not have to solve this problem). I will show you the solution)

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