Hi can you help me to understand this concept of linear programming. I am needing help calculating the growth portion.

The stock brokerage firm of Blank, Leibowitz, and Webber has analyzed and recommended two stocks to an investor. The investor was interested in factors such as short-term growth, intermediate growth, and dividends rates. The data on each stock is as follows: STOCK ($) FACTOR LOUISIANA GAS AND POWER TRIMEX INSULATION COMPANY Short-term growth potential, per dollar invested 0.36 0.24 Intermediate growth potential (over next 3 years), per dollar invested 1.80 1.50 Dividend rate potential 4% 8% The investor has the following goals: an appreciation of no less than $720 in the short term, an appreciation of at least $5000 in the next three years, and a dividend income of at least $200 per year. What is the smallest investment the investor can make to meet these three goals? For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac). T T T T Paragraph $ Arial 3 (12pt) Dina & D D Q DO FEE T T. fx Mashups - 1 " @ @ HTML CSS 1.80x1 +1.50x2 >= 5000 Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers. DEC 14 A P MacBook Pro