Question: Solve this question using Excel Solver: ( Please solve every part, show table, exact constraints, solver steps ) Marina Mines produces iron core at four

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Marina Mines produces iron core at four different mines, however, the ores extracted
at each mines are different in their iron content. Mine 1 produces manganite ore,
which has 70% iron content; Mine 2 limonite ore, which has 60% iron content, Mine
3 pyrite ore, which has 50% iron content, Mine 4 taconite ore, which has 30% iron
content. Marina has three customers that produces steel- Armco, Best and Corcon.
Armco needs 400 tons of pure iron (100%), Best requires 250 tons of pure iron and
Corcon requires 290 tons. It costs $37 to extract and process 1 ton of magnetite ore at
mine 1, $46 to extract and process 1 ton of limonite ore at mine 2, $50 to extract and
process 1 ton of pyrite ore at mine 3 and $42 to extract and process 1 ton of taconite
ore at mine 4. Marina can extracts 350 tons of ore mine 1; 530 tons at mine 2; 610
tons of mine 3 and 490 tons at mine 4. The company wants to minimize cost and to
meet its customers demand of pure iron. Formulate the LPP model, generate the
sensitivity report and answer the following questions:
a. Write down briefly the sensitivity report, with its feasibility and optimality
ranges.
b. Which mines are bind to the production. Do any mines have slack capacity? If yes
which one(s)?
c. If Marina Mines could increase production capacity at any one of the mines,
which should it be? Why? What will be the implication on the optimal solution?
d. If Marina mines would like to increase the capacity simultaneously, M1 increase
by 20, M2 increase by 50 and M3 increase by 90 and M4 increase by 110 tons, is
it feasible to do it, what is the implications. Explain and find the optimal cost.
e. If Marina were to determine that it could increase the production capacity at mine
1 from 350 to 500 tons, at an increase in production costs to $43 per ton, should it
do so?
f. If any of the customers demand of pure iron will increase, how it will be treated,
and what will be its implication.
g. What is the implication of reduced cost in LPP model.
Thank you!

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