Solve the problem using graphical method simplex method

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Question - The Osgood County refuse department runs two recycling centers. Center 1 costs $40 to run for an eight hour day. In a typical day 140 pounds of glass and 60 pounds of aluminum are deposited at Center 1. Center 2 costs $50 for an eight-hour day, with 100 pounds of glass and 180 pounds of aluminum deposited per day. The county has a commitment to deliver at least 1540 pounds of glass and 1440 pounds of aluminum per week to encourage a recycler to open up a plant in town. How many days per week should the county open each center to minimize its cost and still meet the recycler's needs?

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a) Formulate the above problem as a linear programing model?

b) Solve the problem using graphical method/ simplex method?

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