Polly wonders how much she must spend on food in order to get all the energy (2,000 cal), protein (55 g) and calcium (800 mg) she needs every day. She chooses six foods that seem to be cheap sources of nutrients, as follows:

Food	Serv. Size	Calories	Protein	Calcium	Max Serv. Per Day	Price
Oatmeal	28	110	4	2	4	3
Chicken	100	205	32	12	3	24
Eggs	2 large	160	13	54	2	13
Whole Milk	237 cc	160	8	285	8	9
Cherry Pie	170 g	420	4	22	2	20
Pork w/ Beans	260 g	260	14	80	2	19

Formulate as a linear program and determine the least cost diet.

After solving the LP, Polly decides to modify it to incorporate some more personal tastes. She decides she should have at least one helping of pork and beans or chicken. She also decides that the number of portions of chicken should not exceed the number of portions of eggs.

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