Ruffa's diet requires that all the food she eat come from the four basic food groups: chocolate cake, ice cream, soda and french fries. At present four foods are available: brownies, chocolate ice cream, cola and cheese flavored french fries. The cost of the foods (in cents) and my daily nutritional requirements together with their calorie, chocolate, sugar and fat contents are listed in the table below. Find the optimal solution of this diet problem. Brownie Chocolate ice cream Cola cheese flavored french fries Requirement Calories Chocolate Sugar Fat Price 400 2 2 50 200 2 4 20 150 4 1 30 500 0 7 80 500 10 8 32006

Ruffa's diet requires that all the food she eat come from the four basic food groups: chocolate cake, ice cream, soda and french fries. At present four foods are available: brownies, chocolate ice cream, cola and cheese flavored french fries. The cost of the foods (in cents) and my daily nutritional requirements together with their calorie, chocolate, sugar and fat contents are listed in the table below. Find the optimal solution of this diet problem. Brownie Chocolate ice cream Cola cheese flavored french fries Requirement Calories Chocolate Sugar Fat Price 400 2 2 50 200 2 4 20 150 4 1 30 500 0 7 80 500 10 8 32006

Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter11: Simulation Models

Section11.4: Marketing Models

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