A company engaged in plantation activities has 200 hectares of virgin land which can be used for growing jointly or individually tea, coffee and cardamom. The yield per hectare of the different types of crops and their selling prices per kg are as follows:

The policy of the company is to produce and sell all the three kinds of products and the maximum and minimum area to be cultivated per product is as follows:

You are required to calculate the priority of production, the most-profi table product mix, and the maximum profi t which can be achieved.

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Tea Coffee Cardamom Yield (kgs) Selling Price Rs./kg 2,000 500 100 The relevant cost data are given as follows: (a) Variable cost per kg: 20 40 25 Labour charges Packing materials Other costs Total cost Tea Coffee Rs. Rs. Cardamom Rs. 824 8 10 120 2 2 10 1 20 14 13 150 (b) Fixed cost per annum: Cultivation and growing cost Administrative cost Land revenue Rs. 10,00,000 2,00,000 50,000 Repairs and maintenance Other costs 2,50,000 3,00,000 18,00,000