Adiet is to include at least 140 milligrams of vitamin a and at least 145 milligrams of vitamin b. these requirements can be obtained from two types of food. type x contains 10 milligrams of vitamin a and 20 milligrams of vitamin b per pound. type y contains 30 milligrams of vitamin a and 15 milligrams of vitamin b per pound. if type x food costs $12 per pound and type y food costs $8 per pound how many pounds of each type of food should be purchased to satisfy the requirements at the minimum cost? round to the nearest hundredths.

Food X must not be produced.

9.67 pounds of Food Y should be produced.

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To solve this linear programming problem, we can use Solver in Excel, as shown in the attached file.

Two decision variables are created: Food X and Food Y.

There are two restrictions regarding the amount of vitamin A and B required for each type of Food.

The optimal solution is:

The minimum optimal cost is $ 77.33

Food X must not be produced.

9.67 pounds of Food Y should be produced.

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