Minimizing Cost The ACE Meat Market makes up a combination package of ground beef and
Chapter 5, Problem 49(choose chapter or problem)
Minimizing Cost The ACE Meat Market makes up a combination package of ground beef and ground pork for meat loaf. The ground beef is 75% lean (75% beef, 25% fat) and costs the market $1.89 per pound. The ground pork is 60% lean (60% pork, 40% fat) and costs the market $1.29 per pound. If the meat loaf is to be at least 70% lean, how much ground beef and ground pork should be mixed to keep cost at a minimum? (a) Formulate a linear programming problem that models the problem. Be sure to identify all variables. (b) Solve the linear programming problem. (c) Analyze the solution.
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