A camper is considering taking two types of items on a camping trip. Item 1 weighs a1 lb


Question: Question 1: A camper is considering taking two types of items on a camping trip. Item 1 weighs a1 lb, and item 2 weighs a2 lb. Each type 1 item ears the camper a benefit of c1 units, and each type 2 item earns the camper a benefit of c2 units. The knapsack can hold items weighing at most b lb.

a. Assuming that the camper can carry a fractional number of items along on the trip, formulate an LP to maximize benefit.

b. Show that if c2 / a2 \(\ge \) c1 /a1, then the camper can maximize benefit by filling a knapsack with b/a2 type 2 items.

c. Which of the linear programming assumptions are violated by this formulation of the camper's problem?

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