2. Leodegaria Corporation produces a product in 100gallon batches. The basic ingredients used are material X costing P40 per gallon and Material Y costing P20 per gallon. No more than 1 gallon of Y can be used, and at least 15 gallons of X must be used. How would the objective function (minimization of product cost) be expressed?

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2. Leodegaria Corporation produces a product in 100gallon batches. The basic ingredients used are
material X costing P40 per gallon and Material Y costing P20 per gallon. No more than 1 gallon of Y
can be used, and at least 15 gallons of X must be used.
How would the objective function (minimization of product cost) be expressed?
Transcribed Image Text:2. Leodegaria Corporation produces a product in 100gallon batches. The basic ingredients used are material X costing P40 per gallon and Material Y costing P20 per gallon. No more than 1 gallon of Y can be used, and at least 15 gallons of X must be used. How would the objective function (minimization of product cost) be expressed?
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