Answers- HW 1

1. x = number of grams of ingredient 1 used in the drug

y= number of grams of ingredient 2 used in the drug

Min z=$80x+$50y
Subject to:
3x+y≥6
x+y≥4
2x+6y≥12
x, y ≥0

2. x = number of gallons of ice cream ordered per week

y= number of gallons of frozen yogurt ordered per week

Max z=$4.15x+$3.60y
Subject to:
0.93x+0.75y≤90
x+y≤115
x-2y≥0
x, y ≥0

3. x = number of permanent operators to hire

y= number of temporary operators to hire

Min z=$64x+$42y
Subject to:
16x+12y≥450
x+y≤40
0.5x+1.4y≤25
x, y ≥0

Cost is min z=$1735.97 with x is 20.12 and y is 10.67.

4. x = number of pans of coffee cakes to produce per day

y= number of pans of Danish pastries to produce per day

Max z=$1x+$5y
Subject to:
5x+5y≤25
2x+4y≤16
y≤5
x, y ≥0

Profit is max z=$20 with Coffee cake is 0 and Danish is 4.