question archive A company wishes to introduce a packaged trail mix as a new product Ingredients: seeds, raisins, flakes, pecans, walnuts, each of which contains some amount of vitamins, minerals, protein, and calories and costs some amount per pound The marketing department has specified that a minimum nutritional profile is met for each bag
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A company wishes to introduce a packaged trail mix as a new product Ingredients: seeds, raisins, flakes, pecans, walnuts, each of which contains some amount of vitamins, minerals, protein, and calories and costs some amount per pound The marketing department has specified that a minimum nutritional profile is met for each bag. What is the minimum production cost if decimals or zero pounds of the ingredients are allowed?
Answer: ____________________ (Round to 4 decimal places)
Trail Mix Data | ||||||
grams/pound | ||||||
Seeds | Raisins | Flakes | Pecans | Walnuts | Nutritional Requirements (grams) | |
Vitamins | 10 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
Minerals | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
Protein | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
calories/pound | minimum calorie requirement | |||||
Calories | 500 | 450 | 160 | 300 | 500 | 600 |
Cost/pound ($/lb) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |