Grass Unlimited is a lawn care and maintenance company. One of its services is to seed new
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Mix Mix Requirements
Home 1 .........No more than 50% tall fescue
At least 20% mustang fescue
Home 2 ..........At least 30% bluegrass
At least 30% mustang fescue
No more than 20% tall fescue
Commercial 3 ......At least 50% but no more than 70% tall fescue
At least 10% bluegrass
The company believes it needs to have at least 1500 pounds of Home 1 mix, 900 pounds of Home 2 mix, and 2400 pounds of Commercial 3 seed mix on hand. A pound of tall fescue costs the company $1.70, a pound of mustang fescue costs $2.80, and a pound of bluegrass costs $3.25. The company wants to know how many pounds of each type of grass seed to purchase in order to minimize cost. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
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Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
ISBN: 978-0470525906
7th Edition
Authors: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor
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