A Pharmaceutical Company Produces a Drug from Four Chemicals

Essay

A pharmaceutical company produces a drug from four chemicals.Today the company must produce 1000 pounds of the drug.The three active ingredients in the drug are labeled A,B,and C.By weight,at least 8% of the drug must consist of A,at least 4% must consist of B,and at least 2% must consist of C.The cost per pound of each chemical and the amount of each active ingredient in 1 pound of each chemical are given below.It is necessary that at least 100 pounds of chemical 2 be used. Determine the cheapest way of producing today's batch of this drug.