A Farmer Is Planning His Spring Planting Enter the Numbers in the Appropriate Cells of Ranges B12:D12
Question 73
Question 73
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A farmer is planning his spring planting. He has 20 acres on which he can plant a combination of Corn, Pumpkins and Beans. He wants to maximize his profit but there is a limited demand for each crop. Each crop also requires fertilizer and irrigation water which are in short supply. There are only 50 acre ft of irrigation available and only 8,000 pounds/acre of fertilizer available. The following table summarizes the data for the problem. Crop Corn Pumpkin Beans Profit per Acre ($)2,1009001,050 Yield per Acre (Ib) 21,00010,0003,500 Maximum Demand (Ib) 200,000180,00080,000 Irrigation (acre ft) 231 Fertilizer (pounds/acre) 500400300 Enter the numbers in the appropriate cells of ranges B12:D12 and E8:F12 in the Excel spreadsheet to solve this problem based on the following formulation. Let X1= aces of corn X2= acres of pumpkin X3= acres of beans
MAX: 2100X1+900X2+1050X3 Subject to: 21X1≤200 10X2≤180 3.5X3≤80 X1+X2+X3≤20 2X1+3X2+1X3≤50 5X1+4X2+3X3≤80 X1,X2,X3≥0123456789101112 A Acres to plant Profit per acre Constraints: Corn demand Pumpkin demand Bean demand Water Fertilizer B Farm Corn C Planning Pumpkin D Problem Beans E Used F Total Profit: Available
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