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3. From Assignment 5's linear programming question. Solve the linear program model using solver. The Assignment 5 question is copied below: A 24-hour pharmacy/drug store

3. From Assignment 5's linear programming question. Solve the linear program model using solver. The Assignment 5 question is copied below:

A 24-hour pharmacy/drug store needs to plan for staffing but wants to cut costs to a minimum. The employees work 8-hour shifts. The pharmacy/drug store needs 12 staff between 8 am and noon, 10 staff between noon and 4 pm, 14 staff between 4 pm and 8 pm, 10 staff between 8 pm and 12 am, and only 6 staff between 12 am and 8 am. How should the drug store employees be scheduled? (Assumption: Schedule of staff is only on 4-hour intervals of midnight, 4am, 8am, noon, 4pm, and 8pm.)

Linear Program to use for your solver solution:

Decision variables represent different 8-hours shifts starting at 4am (x6), 8am (x1), noon(x2), 4pm(x3), 8pm(x4), and midnight (x5)

Min Z = x1 + x2 + x3 + x4+ x5+ x6

Subject to (constraints)

x1 + x6 >= 12

x1 + x4 >= 10

X4 + x2 >= 14

X2 + x5 >= 10

x5 + x3 >= 6

x3 + x6 >= 6

All variables >= 0

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