The facilities manager at Oxbridge University is planning to apply fertilizer to the grass in the quadrangle
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Mineral __________________ Minimum Weight (lb)
Nitrogen .................................... 12
Phosphorus ................................. 14
Potash ....................................... 18
Three kinds of commercial fertilizer are available, with mineral content and prices per 1,000 pounds as given in the following table. There is virtually unlimited supply of each kind of fertilizer.
How much of each fertilizer should be purchased to satisfy the requirements at minimum cost?
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Management Science The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets
ISBN: 978-1118582695
4th edition
Authors: Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker
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