A firm plans to use three different types of ads to attract potential customers to its product. The three ad choices are TV ads, Magazine ads, and Sunday Supplement. The following table shows the number of potential customers one ad can reach: TV Ads (TV) - Number of Potential Customers Attracted per Ad 1,500 Magazine Ads (M) - Number of Potential Customers Attracted per Ad 500 Sunday Supplement - (SS)Number of Potential Customers Attracted per Ad 500 There are two categories of spending per ad as below ($, Thousands): Cost Per Ad ($Thousands) TV Ads (TV) Magazine Ads (M) Sunday Supplement (SS) Ad Budget 250 100 100 Planning Budget 100 50 50 There are following constraints: Total Ad Budget <= 3,500 Total Planning Budget <= 1,500 Total number of TV ads <= 5 The question is to find the optimal numbers of TV ads, Magazine ads, and Sunday Supplement, so that the total number of the potential customers attracted by these ads can be MAXIMIXZED.

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A firm plans to use three different types of ads to attract potential customers to its product. The three ad choices are TV ads, Magazine ads, and Sunday Supplement.

 

The following table shows the number of potential customers one ad can reach:

TV Ads (TV) - Number of Potential Customers Attracted per Ad 1,500

Magazine Ads (M) - Number of Potential Customers Attracted per Ad 500

Sunday Supplement - (SS)Number of Potential Customers Attracted per Ad 500

 

There are two categories of spending per ad as below ($, Thousands):

 

Cost Per Ad ($Thousands) TV Ads (TV) Magazine Ads (M) Sunday Supplement (SS)

Ad Budget 250 100 100

Planning Budget 100 50 50

 

There are following constraints:

Total Ad Budget <= 3,500

Total Planning Budget <= 1,500

Total number of TV ads <= 5

 

The question is to find the optimal numbers of TV ads, Magazine ads, and Sunday Supplement, so that the total number of the potential customers attracted by these ads can be MAXIMIXZED.

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