The dietitian at KBU is responsible for formulating a nutritious meal plan for students. For an even
Question: The dietitian at KBU is responsible for formulating a nutritious meal plan for students. For an evening meal, she feels that the following five meal-content requirements should be met:
i. between 900 and 1500 calories
ii. at least 4 milligrams of iron
iii. no more than 50 grams of fat
iv. at least 26 grams of protein
v. no more than 50 grams of carbohydrates
On a particular day, the food stock items include the following seven items.
Food Item | Calories/Pound | Iron (mg/lb) | Fat (g/lb) | Protein (g/lb) | Carbs (g/lb) | Cost/lb $ |
Milk | 295 | 0.2 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 0.60 |
Hamburger | 1216 | .2 | 96 | 81 | 0 | 2.35 |
Chicken | 394 | 4.3 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 1.15 |
Fish | 358 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 83 | 0 | 2.25 |
Beans | 128 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 7 | 28 | 0.58 |
Spinach | 118 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 14 | 19 | 1.17 |
Potatoes | 279 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8 | 63 | 0.33 |
a) Write out the objective function and the constraints for this problem.
b) Solve the problem.
c) Does your solution make common sense? Why or why not?
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See Solution: The solution consists of 5 pages
Deliverables: Word Document
Deliverables: Word Document
