Question: Please show how to answer questions 1 and 2 using an excel templet (second picture) Paul Bergey is in charge of loading cargo ships for

Please show how to answer questions 1 and 2 using an excel templet (second picture)  Please show how to answer questions 1 and 2 using an
excel templet (second picture) Paul Bergey is in charge of loading cargo

Paul Bergey is in charge of loading cargo ships for International Cargo Company (ICC) at the port in Newport News, Virginia. Paul is preparing a loading plan for an ICC freighter destined for Ghana. An agricultural commodities dealer wants to transport the following products aboard this ship. Paul can elect to load any and/or all of the available commodities. However, the ship has three cargo holds with the following capacity restrictions. More than one type of commodity can be placed in the same cargo hold. However, because of balance considerations, the weight in the forward cargo hold must be within 10% of the weight in the rear cargo hold, and the center cargo hold must be between 40% and 60% of the total weight on board. 1. Formulate the LP model for this problem. 2. Create the spreadsheet model and use Solver to solve the problem. FB+CB+RB

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