Linear ProgrammingMT
Linear ProgrammingMT
Every person of the family would like to have at least 20 mg of Vitamin C daily
but would like to keep the intake under 60 mg. How much fruit servings would
the family have to consume on a daily basis per person to minimize their cost?
2) A transport company has two types of trucks, Type A and Type B. Type A has a
refrigerated capacity of and a non-refrigerated capacity of while
Type B has the same overall volume with equal sections for refrigerated and non-
refrigerated stock. A grocer needs to hire trucks for the transport of of
refrigerated stock and of non-refrigerated stock. The cost per
kilometer of a Type A is $30, and $40 for Type B. How many trucks of each type
should the grocer rent to achieve the minimum total cost?
3. A store wants to liquidate 200 of its shirts and 100 pairs of pants from last
season. They have decided to put together two offers, A and B. Offer A is a
package of one shirt and a pair of pants which will sell for $30. Offer B is a
package of three shirts and a pair of pants, which will sell for $50. The store does
not want to sell less than 20 packages of Offer A and less than 10 of Offer B. How
many packages of each do they have to sell to maximize the money generated
from the promotion?