Question: Show all steps / formaulas / constraints in Excel use solver must be linear model LOUISIANA FORGEWORKS ( 2 5 POINTS ) Louisiana Forgeworks manufactures

Show all steps/formaulas/constraints in Excel use solver must be linear model LOUISIANA FORGEWORKS (25 POINTS)
Louisiana Forgeworks manufactures custom steel and aluminum parts using several hot forges. (Hot forging is a
manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal under high heat using compressive forces.) Four of these
forges use natural gas (NG1, NG2, NG3, and NG4) and two are coal-fired (CF1 and CF2). Louisiana Forgeworks has
received an order for 2800 aluminum connecting rods. The table below summarizes the manufacturing costs
associated with producing these rods on each forge along with the available capacity on each forge. The fixed cost is a
setup cost associated with firing up each forge, and is incurred once if and only if any rods are produced on that
forge; the variable cost is incurred for each rod produced on the forge.
There are two additional restrictions. First, there is only enough natural gas remaining to produce 1800 rods in total
across the four natural gas forges. Additional natural gas can be purchased, but this extra gas costs $5 for each rod
produced beyond the 1800 across these four forges (effectively adding $5 to the variable cost). Second, because of
pollution concerns, at most one of the coal-fired forges ( CF 1 and CF 2) can be operated during the production period.
Which forges should be operated and how many connecting rods should be produced on each forge so as to
minimize the total cost of meeting this order? Set up a linear programming spreadsheet model (with binary variables
if and only if necessary), and solve it using Solver.
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