Multiple Choice
Formulate but do not solve the following exercise as a linear programming problem. A nutritionist at the Medical Center has been asked to prepare a special diet for certain patients. He has decided that the meals should contain a minimum of 400 mg of calcium, 9 mg of iron, and 35 mg of vitamin C. He has further decided that the meals are to be prepared from foods A and B. Each ounce of food A contains 35 mg of calcium, 1 mg of iron, 3 mg of vitamin C, and 3 mg of cholesterol. Each ounce of food B contains 25 mg of calcium, 0.6 mg of iron, 7 mg of vitamin C, and 7 mg of cholesterol. Find how many ounces of each type of food should be used in a meal so that the cholesterol content is minimized and the minimum requirements of calcium, iron, and vitamin C are met.
A) Minimize: Subject to:
B) Minimize: Subject to:
C) Minimize: Subject to:
D) Minimize: Subject to:
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