Macro farms Ltd can purchase two types of fertilizer which contain the following percentage Nitrate Phosphate Potash Type X 18 5 2 Type Y 3 2 5 For certain type of crop, the following minimum quantities (kg) are required Nitrate Phosphate Potash 100 50 40 Type X cost GHS10 per kg and type Y cost GHS5 per kg. The company currently buys 1,000 kg of each type and wishes to minimize it expenditure on fertilizers. Required 1. Construct a linear programming model for the above problem 2. Solve the model graphically
Macro farms Ltd can purchase two types of fertilizer which contain the following percentage
Nitrate Phosphate Potash
Type X 18 5 2
Type Y 3 2 5
For certain type of crop, the following minimum quantities (kg) are required
Nitrate Phosphate Potash
100 50 40
Type X cost GHS10 per kg and type Y cost GHS5 per kg. The company currently buys 1,000 kg of each type and wishes to minimize it expenditure on fertilizers.
Required
1. Construct a linear programming model for the above problem
2. Solve the model graphically
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