Al Dale is planning his Christmas shopping forseven

Chapter , Problem 15-27

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Al Dale is planning his Christmas shopping forseven people. To quantify how much his variousrelatives would enjoy receiving items from a list ofprospective gifts, Al has assigned appropriatenessunits (called ohs) for each gift for each person(Table P15-27). A rating of 5 ohs represents a giftthat the recipient would really like. A rating of 4ohs indicates the recipient would like it four-fifthsas much; 3 ohs, three-fifths as much, and so forth.A zero rating indicates an inappropriate gift thatcannot be given to that person. Everyone must get agift TABLE P15-27DataOh Rating of Gift IfGivento Various FamilyMembersProspective GiftFatheMother Sister Brother Aunt Uncle Cousin1. $20 box of candy4 4 2 1 5 2 32. $12 box of cigars3 0 0 1 0 1 23. $16 necktie2 0 0 3 0 3 24. $20 shirt or blouse5 3 4 4 4 1 45. $24 sweater3 4 5 4 3 4 26. $30 camera1 5 2 5 1 2 07. $ 6 calendar0 0 1 0 1 0 18. $16 magazine subscription 4 3 4 4 3 1 39. $18 book3 4 2 3 4 0 310. $16 game2 2 3 2 2 1 2 The objective is to maximize total ohs that canbe obtained with the selected budget.(a)How much will it cost to buy the seven gifts thepeople would like best, if there is ample moneyfor Christmas shopping?(b)If the Christmas shopping budget is set at $112,which gifts should be purchased, and what istheir total appropriateness rating in ohs?(c)If the Christmas shoppingbudget must be cut to$90, which gifts should be purchased,and whatis their total appropriateness rating in ohs?

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