Purchase long coils of sheet metal in two different widths

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The ABC appliance company requires sheet metal for its appliances.The company can purchase long coils of sheet metal in two different widths: 65 inches and 40 inches. Up to 4000 feet of the 65-inch coil is available, and up to 6000 feet of the 40=inch coil is available. There are manufacturing requirements for six different widths: 60, 45, 40, 35, 20 and 10 inches. ABC’s requirement are expressed as lengths of the various widths. The company requires 1000 feet of 50-inch width, 2500 feet of 45-inch width, 3000 feet of 40-inch width, 2300 feet of 35-inch width, 1300 feet of 20-inch width, and 2000 feet of 10-inch width. Develop ABC mathematical model to determine how much of each width coil ABC should purchase to meet its requirements at minimal trim loss.

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