OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

LINEAR PROGRAMMING

THERE IS ONLY ONE QUESTION

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QUESTION

(1.2) What happens if McDonald plants 1 hectare of mealies. Substantiate your answer

McDonald owns 5000 hectares of land on which he plants mealies and sunflowers and grazes goats. One goat requires 2 hectares of grazing land. The availability of land, water, working capital and labour time restricts McDonald's activities. The following LP model represents his problem: Objective Cell (Max) Variable Cells Constraints Constraints \begin{tabular}{l|ccc} \hline 6 & \multicolumn{3}{c}{ Objective } \\ 7 & Cell & Name & Value \\ \cline { 3 - 5 } 8 & \$E\$7 & MAX PROFIT Used & R218,000 \\ \hline \end{tabular}