Question: Please solve using Excel. Show step by step, as well as equations. Solve the following questions USING EXCEL 5. Metal Fabricators, Inc. manufactures gas grill

Please solve using Excel. Show step by step, as

Please solve using Excel. Show step by step, as well as equations.

Solve the following questions USING EXCEL 5. Metal Fabricators, Inc. manufactures gas grill tanks, Model # 1420, for four original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Demand is forecast to be as follows: Quarter 1 = 2,800 tanks, Quarter 2 = 3,400, Quarter 3 = 3,600, and Quarter 4 = 2.900. Due to a hedging program for sheet steel and increases in international tariffs, production cost per quarter vary as follows: Quarter 1 = $23.50 per tank, Quarter 2 = $28.00, Quarter 3 = $25.90, and Quarter 4 = $29.00. Due to production contracts with the OEMs, no shortages are allowed. Beginning inventory for Quarter 1 is 300 tanks. At the end of each quarter, inventory holding costs are $4.25 per tank. a Formulate the problem as a linear programming model (see Supplement D) (10 Points) b. Solve the model in (a) using Excel Solver. (10 Points) a

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