2 O.J. Juice Company sells bags of oranges and cartons of orange juice. O.J. grades oranges on...

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2 O.J. Juice Company sells bags of oranges and cartons of orange juice. O.J. grades oranges on a scale of 1 (poor)

to 10 (excellent). O.J. now has on hand 100,000 lb of grade 9 oranges and 120,000 lb of grade 6 oranges. The average quality of oranges sold in bags must be at least 7, and the average quality of the oranges used to produce orange juice must be at least 8. Each pound of oranges that is used for juice yields a revenue of $1.50 and incurs a variable cost

(consisting of labor costs, variable overhead costs, inventory costs, and so on) of $1.05. Each pound of oranges sold in bags yields a revenue of 50¢ and incurs a variable cost of 20¢. Formulate an LP to help O.J. maximize profit.

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