Accra brewery Ltd is planning a marketing campaign for its new product targeted at the Youth, the Middle Aged and the Aged of a small town. The Population of the town is 3000 which is equally divided between the youth and middle aged and the aged. The cost per minute advertisement on radio and TV is GHC 1000 and GHC 1300 respectively. In general, a minute of radio advertisement can reach 4%. 3.2% and 4% of the youth, middle aged and the aged population respectively, whiles a minute advertisement on TV can reach 1.5%. 1.6% and 3% of the youth, middle aged and the aged respectively. Accra Brewery will want to reach at least 10% of the youth population, at least 32% and at most 40% of the middle-aged population, and at least 60% of the aged population. a) Formulate a linear program to determine the optimum mix of the radio and TV adverts that should be done to achieve the company objective while minimizing the cost involved. b) Solve the LP problem in (a) above using graphical approach to determine the optimal number of minutes of advertisement on both radio and TV.

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Accra brewery Ltd is planning a marketing campaign for its new product targeted at the Youth, the Middle Aged and the Aged of a small town. The Population of the town is 3000 which is equally divided between the youth and middle aged and the aged. The cost per minute advertisement on radio and TV is GHC 1000 and GHC 1300 respectively. In general, a minute of radio advertisement can reach 4%. 3.2% and 4% of the youth, middle aged and the aged population respectively, whiles a minute advertisement on TV can reach 1.5%. 1.6% and 3% of the youth, middle aged and the aged respectively. Accra Brewery will want to reach at least 10% of the youth population, at least 32% and at most 40% of the middle-aged population, and at least 60% of the aged population.

a) Formulate a linear program to determine the optimum mix of the radio and TV adverts that should be done to achieve the company objective while minimizing the cost involved.

b) Solve the LP problem in (a) above using graphical approach to determine the optimal number of minutes of advertisement on both radio and TV.

 

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