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Dwight and Hattie have run the family farm for over thirty years. They are curre

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Question

Dwight and Hattie have run the family farm for over thirty years. They are currently planning the mix of crops to plant on their 120-acrea farm for the upcoming season. The table below gives the labor hours and fertilizer required per acre, as well as the total expected profit per acre for each of the potential crops under consideration. Dwight, Hattie, and their children can work at most 6,500 total hours during the upcoming season. They have 200 tons of fertilizer available. Define the Variable. Formulate an OPL.

Crop

Labor Required

Fertilizer Required

Expected Profit

Oats

50

1.5

$500

Wheat

60

2

$600

Corn

105

4

$950

Family Farm

Oats

Wheat

Corn

Profit (per acre)

$500

$600

$950

Total

Total

Resources

Resources Used per Acre

Used

Available

Land(acres)

1

1

1

120

<=

120

Labor(acres)

50

60

105

6400

<=

6500

Fertilizer(tons)

1.5

2

4

200

<=

200

Total Profit

Acres Planted

80

40

0

$64,000

Oats should be planted on 80 acres and wheat on 40 acres while not planting any corn will result in a total profit of $64,000.

Crop

Labor Required

Fertilizer Required

Expected Profit

Oats

50

1.5

$500

Wheat

60

2

$600

Corn

105

4

$950

Explanation / Answer

let the number of acres used on oats , wheat and corn are
x ,y, and z respectively

Maximize
Z = 500x + 600y + 950 z
x+y+ z <= 120
50x+60y + 105z <= 6500
1.5 x + 2y + 4z <= 200

Tableau #1
x      y      z      s1     s2     s3     z           
1      1      1      1      0      0      0      120  
50     60     105    0      1      0      0      6500
1.5    2      4      0      0      1      0      200  
-500   -600   -950   0      0      0      1      0    

Tableau #2
x       y       z       s1      s2      s3      z             
0.625   0.5     0       1       0       -0.25   0       70    
10.625 7.5     0       0       1       -26.25 0       1250  
0.375   0.5     1       0       0       0.25    0       50    
-143.75 -125    0       0       0       237.5   1       47500

Tableau #3
x      y      z      s1     s2     s3     z           
1      0.8    0      1.6    0      -0.4   0      112  
0      -1     0      -17    1      -22    0      60   
0      0.2    1      -0.6   0      0.4    0      8    
0      -10    0      230    0      180    1      63600

Tableau #4
x      y      z      s1     s2     s3     z           
1      0      -4     4      0      -2     0      80   
0      0      5      -20    1      -20    0      100  
0      1      5      -3     0      2      0      40   
0      0      50     200    0      200    1      64000