The Composite Rotorblade Company CRC is gearing up for the new V 280 Helicopter contract Currently CRC has 100 equally qualified workers Over the next three months CRC has made the following commitments for blade production"

4. The Composite Rotorblade Company (CRC) is gearing up for the new V-280 Helicopter contract. Currently CRC has 100 equally qualified workers. Over the next three months CRC has made the following commitments for blade production:

Month.............Blade Production

May..................20

June .................24

July..................30

Each employee can either work in the factory or can train new recruits. Anew recruit can be trained to be an apprentice in one month. The next month, he, himself, becomes a qualified worker (after two months from the start of training). Each trainer can train two recruits. The production rate and salary per employee is estimated below.

At the end of July, CRC wishes to have no recruits or apprentices but have at least 140 full-time workers. Formulate and solve a linear program for CRC to accomplish this at minimum total cost.

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Production Trainer Apprentice Recruit .3 .4 05 $3,000 3,300 2,600 2,200