A diet for a sick person must contain at least 4,000 units of vitamins, 50 units of minerals and 1,400 units of calories. Two foods A and B are available at a cost of dollar 4 and dollar 3 per unit respectively. One unit of food A contains 200 units of vitamins. 1 unit of mineral and 40 units of calories and one unit food B contains 100 units of vitamins, 2 unit of minerals and 40 units of calories. Formulate this problem as a linear programming problem for minimising costs?

A diet for a sick person must contain at least 4,000 units of vitamins, 50 units of minerals and 1,400 units of calories. Two foods A and B are available at a cost of dollar 4 and dollar 3 per unit respectively. One unit of food A contains 200 units of vitamins. 1 unit of mineral and 40 units of calories and one unit food B contains 100 units of vitamins, 2 unit of minerals and 40 units of calories. Formulate this problem as a linear programming problem for minimising costs?

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

ChapterA: The Use Of Mathematics In Principles Of Economics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: Exercise A1 Name three kinds of graphs and briefly state when is most appropriate to use each type...

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