Minimization

A garden shop wishes to prepare a supply of special fertilizer at a minimal cost by mixing two
fertilizers, A and B. The mixture is to contain: at least 45 units of phosphate, at least 36 units of
nitrate, at least 40 units of ammonium. Fertilizer A cost the shop .97 per pound. Fertilizer B cost
the shop 1.89 per pound.
Fertilizer A contains 5 units of phosphate and 2 units of nitrate and 2 units of ammonium.
Fertilizer B contains 3 units of phosphate and 3 units of nitrate and 5 units of ammonium. How
many pounds of each fertilizer should the shop use in order to minimize their cost?
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Tabular:
Phospate
Let x be the number of pound A
Let y be the number of pound B
At least:

L.P.:
Minimize: Z = .97x + 1.89y
Subject to:
5x + 3y 45
2x + 3y 36
2x + 5y 40
x 0, y 0

5x
3y
45

Nitrate

Ammonium

Cost

2x
3y
36

2x
5y
40

.97x
1.89y

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LP OPTIMUM FOUND AT STEP

OBJECTIVE FUNCTION VALUE

1)

18.33000

VARIABLE
VALUE
X1
15.000000
X2
2.000000

REDUCED COST
0.000000
0.000000

ROW SLACK OR SURPLUS DUAL PRICES

2)
36.000000
0.000000
3)
0.000000
-0.267500
4)
0.000000
-0.217500
5)
15.000000
0.000000
6)
2.000000
0.000000
NO. ITERATIONS=

RANGES IN WHICH THE BASIS IS UNCHANGED:

VARIABLE
X1
X2

ROW
2
3
4
5
6

OBJ COEFFICIENT RANGES

CURRENT
ALLOWABLE
ALLOWABLE
COEF
INCREASE
DECREASE
0.970000
0.290000
0.214000
1.890000
0.535000
0.435000

RIGHTHAND SIDE RANGES

CURRENT
ALLOWABLE
ALLOWABLE
RHS
INCREASE
DECREASE
45.000000
36.000000
INFINITY
36.000000
4.000000
7.578948
40.000000
16.000000
4.000000
0.000000
15.000000
INFINITY
0.000000
2.000000
INFINITY