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The Greatest Generation Food Company wishes to introduce a new brand of pureed ready-to-eat meals (composed of pureed chicken and pureed liver meat products) that meets certain nutritional requirements.The liver-flavored product contains 1 unit of nutrient A and 2 units of nutrient B, while the chicken-flavored product contains 1 unit of nutrient A and 4 units of nutrient B.According to federal requirements, there must be at least 40 units of nutrient A and 60 units of nutrient B in a package of the new meals.In addition, the company has decided that there can be no more than 15 units of liver-flavored meat product in a package.It costs 1 cent to make a liver-flavored product and 2 cents to make a chicken-flavored product.What is the minimum cost?


A) 65 cents
B) 70 cents
C) 75 cents
D) 80 cents

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