The operations manager of a government hospital needs to allocate supplies to four departments. The supplies include masks, gloves, and other first-need artifacts. Like most government hospitals, it operates to minimize its costs of operations. In the procurement center, there are two types of standard gloves, Model A and Model B. Model A is considerably more durable than Model B, and costs $2 per 100 units box to send to any department; each model B costs $1.5 to ship. The distribution center has on hand 400 boxes—200 each of A and B.

The requirements for shipments to each of the departments is as follows:

Department 1 needs at least 100 of A

Department 2 needs at least 150 of B

Department 3 needs at least 100 boxes, but they can be of either type, mixed.

Department 4 needs 40 boxes, but at least as many B as A.

How can you help to obtain the minimum cost?

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