The Feed 'N Ship Ranch fattens cattle for local farmers and ships them to meat markets in Kansas City and Omaha. The own

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The Feed N Ship Ranch Fattens Cattle For Local Farmers And Ships Them To Meat Markets In Kansas City And Omaha The Own 1 (41.28 KiB) Viewed 135 times

The Feed 'N Ship Ranch fattens cattle for local farmers and ships them to meat markets in Kansas City and Omaha. The owners of the ranch seek to determine the amounts of cattle feed to buy so that minimum nutritional standards are satisfied, and at the same time total feed costs are minimized. The feed mix can be made up of the three grains that contain the following ingredients per pound of feed: INGREED А B с D X 6 4 3 8 FEED (OZ) Y 3 4 S 0 Z 4 3 3 5 The cost per pound of stocks X, Y, and Z are $4, 56, and $4.50, respectively. The minimum requirement per cow per month is 6 pounds of ingredient A, 8 pounds of ingredient B, 4 pound of ingredient C, and 9 pounds of ingredient D. The ranch faces one additional restriction: 1000/ X (100 COWS) (a) Formulate this as an LP problem. (b) Solve using LP software.