Practical Management Science
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Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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I have little experience in Excel with formulas and have never used Solver before. How can the attached information be entered into Solver in Excel? I have added information to help.
Decision Variables
Cakes (x1)
Danishes (x2)
Objective Function
Max Z = $1x1 + 5x2
Constraints
5x1 + 5x2 ≤ 25 (flour, lb.)
2x1 + 4x2 ≤ 16 (sugar, lb.)
x1 ≤ 5 (demand, cakes)
x1 , x2 ≥ 0
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