Reference no: EM131457434
Question: A planner considers designing a diet that consists of Coke, garlic fingers, spring rolls, pita pockets, and apples. As far as nutrients go, the planner includes calories, riboflavin, and vitamin A, of which at most 1,500, at least 98, and at least 27 must be included in the diet. The cost minimization problem was subsequently formulated as follows:
The printout of the problem is shown in Table 2.33.
(a) What does the diet of the planner consist of? (Indicate type of food and quantity).
(b) ?How much does the diet cost
(c) How many calories does the diet include? How much riboflavin? How much vitamin A?
(d) What is the highest price that will put Coke into the solution?
(e) What is the effect of increasing the riboflavin requirement from 98 to 99?