The Kalo Fertilzer co. makes a fertilizer using two chemicals that provide Nitrogen, phosphate, and
Question: The Kalo Fertilzer co. makes a fertilizer using two chemicals that provide Nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium. A pound of ingredient 2 contributes 10 ounces of nitrogen and 6 ounces of phosphate, and 1 ounce of potassium. Ingredient 1 costs 3 dollars per pound, and ingredient 2 costs 5 dollars per pound. The company wants to know how many pounds of each chemical ingredient to put into a bag of fertilizer to meet the minimum requirements of 20 ounces of nitrogen, 36 ounces of phosphate, and 2 ounces of potassium while minimizing cost.
Formulate linear programming model using graphical analysis.
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