Help with Optimization and Decision Support Modeling for Business HW1

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Q1-d

First Friend Second Friend
Unit Profit $9,000 $9,000
Resource Resource
Resource Usage Used Available
Money $10,000 $8,000 $12,000 <= $12,000
Work Hours 400 500 600 <= 600
First Friend Second Friend Total Profit
Share 0.667 0.667 $12,000
<= <=
1 1

Q3-c

Frankfurters Buns
Unit Profit $0.40 $0.20
Resource Resource
Resource Usage Used Available
Flour 0 0.1 120 <= 200
Pork 0.25 0 800 <= 800
Work Hours 3 2 12,000 <= 12,000
Frankfurters Buns Total Profit
Decision 3,200 1,200 $1,520

Q4-a

Beef Gravy Peas Carrots Roll
Unit Cost $0.40 $0.35 $0.15 $0.18 $0.10
(per ounce)
Nutritional Data (per ounce) Total in Diet Needed Maximum
Calories 54 20 15 8 40 320.0000000096 >= 280 <= 320
Fat Calories 19 15 0 0 10 95.9999999969
Vitamin A (IU) 0 0 15 350 0 600 >= 600
Vitamin C (mg) 0 1 3 1 0 12.38 >= 10
Protein (g) 8 0 1 1 1 29.9999999984 >= 30
Beef Gravy Peas Carrots Roll Total Cost
Diet (ounces) 2.94 1.47 3.11 1.58 1.82 $2.62
>=
Minimums 2
Fat Calories 96 <= 96.0000000029 30% of Total Calories
Gravy 1.47 >= 1.47 50% of Beef

Q5-d

Activity 1 Activity 2
Unit Cost 40 50
Totals Limit
Constraint 1 2 3 30 >= 30
Constraint 2 1 1 12.5 >= 12
Constraint 3 2 1 20 >= 20
Activity 1 Activity 2 Total Cost
Decision 7.5 5 550

Q5-e(b)

Activity 1 Activity 2
Unit Cost 40 70
Totals Limit
Constraint 1 2 3 30 >= 30
Constraint 2 1 1 15 >= 12
Constraint 3 2 1 30 >= 20
Activity 1 Activity 2 Total Cost
Decision 15 0 600

Q5-e(c)

Activity 1 Activity 2
Unit Cost 40 50
Totals Limit
Constraint 1 2 3 30 >= 30
Constraint 2 1 1 12 >= 12
Constraint 3 2 1 18 >= 15
Activity 1 Activity 2 Total Cost
Decision 6 6 540