Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Question 1. Busch Gardens Sweets is preparing for the Halloween rush. They prepare two sizes
of Peanut/Raisin Ghoulish Delight and need to calculate how many bags of deluxe and standard
mixes they can produce.
The deluxe mix takes 0.9 of a pound of raisins and 0.4 of a pound of peanuts.
The standard mix takes 0.7 of a pound of raisins and 0.6 of a pound of peanuts.
The shop has 100 pounds of raisins and 70 pounds of peanuts.
The profit on the deluxe mix is $1.80 and the standard mix profit is $1.60. The owner wants no
more than 110 bags of each type prepared.
Do not forget the non-negativity constraint and remember that you cannot sell partial
bags (whole numbers only).
Use Excel Solver (as demonstrated in the lecture) to determine the following
a. The or timal number of Deluxe Mix to
prepare.
b. The optimal number of Regular Mix to
prepare.
c. What is the optimal profit?
d. How many pounds of raisins are needed to
achieve optimal profit?
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 1. Busch Gardens Sweets is preparing for the Halloween rush. They prepare two sizes of Peanut/Raisin Ghoulish Delight and need to calculate how many bags of deluxe and standard mixes they can produce. The deluxe mix takes 0.9 of a pound of raisins and 0.4 of a pound of peanuts. The standard mix takes 0.7 of a pound of raisins and 0.6 of a pound of peanuts. The shop has 100 pounds of raisins and 70 pounds of peanuts. The profit on the deluxe mix is $1.80 and the standard mix profit is $1.60. The owner wants no more than 110 bags of each type prepared. Do not forget the non-negativity constraint and remember that you cannot sell partial bags (whole numbers only). Use Excel Solver (as demonstrated in the lecture) to determine the following a. The or timal number of Deluxe Mix to prepare. b. The optimal number of Regular Mix to prepare. c. What is the optimal profit? d. How many pounds of raisins are needed to achieve optimal profit?
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