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DV X Y

Amount to Purchase 8 3
Max Storage Volume 8 12 100
s.t.
Budget 10 20 140 ≤ 140
Space 6 8 72 ≤ 72
You need to buy some filing cabinets. Cabinet X $10 (holds 8 cubic feet of files and require 6 sq ft of floor
Y $20, holds 12, takes 8 of floor space. You have 140 to spend and only have room for 72 sq ft. Goal is to m

Use the Solver (located in data tab) to find the number of X and Y to purchase to maximize volume.
Restraints can be added.

General formate for setting up:


1) DV
2) Objective
3) Constraints
files and require 6 sq ft of floor space.
ave room for 72 sq ft. Goal is to maximize storage volume.

hase to maximize volume.


D.V. X Y
Amount to Buy 3 0 In order to ensure optim
Minimum Cost 0.2 0.3 0.6 But the rabbits shouldn
To minimize cost, you b
Constraints Food Y has 12 fat, 12 ca
Fat 8 12 24 ≥ 24 What's the optimal blen
Carb 12 12 36 ≥ 36
Protein 2 1 6 ≥ 4
Total amount 1 1 3 ≤ 5
In order to ensure optimal health, lab tech needs to feed rabits a minimum of 24 g of fat, 36 g of carb, and 6 g of protein.
But the rabbits shouldn’t have more than 5 oz of food.
To minimize cost, you buy Food X and Y and blend them together. Food X has 8 fat, 12 carb, and 2 protein. Costs 0.2 per oz.
Food Y has 12 fat, 12 carb, and 6 protein. Costs 0.3 per oz.
What's the optimal blend to minimize cost?
d 6 g of protein.

. Costs 0.2 per oz.


DVs MB CD HR
Amount of Each 7500 2500 2000
Max return 0.07 0.08 0.12 965

Constraints
MB & CD Mix 1 -3 1.82E-12 ≥ 0
Budget 1 1 1 12000 ≤ 12,000
HR Risk 0 0 1 2000 ≤ 2,000
You have 12,000 to invest. Municipal 7% return, local bank 8% return, and high risk 1
You decide not to invest more than 2,000 in the high risk account, but you need to in
as CDs. Assuming the year end yields are as expected, what are the optimal investm

MB >= 3CD
MB - 3CD >= 0
al bank 8% return, and high risk 12% return.
h risk account, but you need to invest at least 3 times as much in municipal bonds
d, what are the optimal investment amounts?

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