A manufacturer of refrigerators must ship at least 100 refrigerators to its two warehouses. Each warehouse holds a maximum of 100 refrigerators. Warehouse A holds 40 refrigerators already, while warehouse B has 15 on hand. It costs $10 to ship a refrigerator to warehouse A and $14 to ship one to warehouse B. How many refrigerators should be shipped to each warehouse to minimize cost?  Find the objective function and the constraints for the above problem.

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A manufacturer of refrigerators must ship at least 100 refrigerators to its two warehouses. Each warehouse holds a maximum of 100 refrigerators. Warehouse A holds 40 refrigerators already, while warehouse B has 15 on hand. It costs $10 to ship a refrigerator to warehouse A and $14 to ship one to warehouse B. How many refrigerators should be shipped to each warehouse to minimize cost? 

Find the objective function and the constraints for the above problem. 

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