Chapter 4: Problem 45
Give one possible advantage of using duality to solve a standard minimization problem.
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Chapter 4: Problem 45
Give one possible advantage of using duality to solve a standard minimization problem.
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Use an example to show why there may be no optimal solution to a linear programming problem if the feasible region is unbounded.
$$ P=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & -1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 0 \end{array}\right] $$
You manage an ice cream factory that makes two flavors: Creamy Vanilla and Continental Mocha. Into each quart of Creamy Vanilla go 2 eggs and 3 cups of cream. Into each quart of Continental Mocha go 1 egg and 3 cups of cream. You have in stock 500 eggs and 900 cups of cream. You make a profit of \(\$ 3\) on each quart of Creamy Vanilla and \(\$ 2\) on each quart of Continental Mocha. How many quarts of each flavor should you make in order to earn the largest profit?
Politics The political pollster Canter is preparing for a national election. It would like to poll at least 1,500 Democrats and 1,500 Republicans. Each mailing to the East Coast gets responses from 100 Democrats and 50 Republicans. Each mailing to the Midwest gets responses from 100 Democrats and 100 Republicans. And each mailing to the West Coast gets responses from 50 Democrats and 100 Republicans. Mailings to the East Coast cost \(\$ 40\) each to produce and mail, mailings to the Midwest cost \(\$ 60\) each, and mailings to the West Coast cost \(\$ 50\) each. How many mailings should Canter send to each area of the country to get the responses it needs at the least possible cost? What will it cost?
Each serving of Gerber Mixed Cereal for Baby contains 60 calories and no vitamin \(C\). Each serving of Gerber Mango Tropical Fruit Dessert contains 80 calories and 45 percent of the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamin \(\mathrm{C}\) for infants. Each serving of Gerber Apple Banana Juice contains 60 calories and 120 percent of the U.S. RDA of vitamin \(\mathrm{C}\) for infants. \(^{42}\) The cereal costs \(10 \mathrm{~d} /\) serving, the dessert costs \(53 \mathrm{~d} /\) serving, and the juice costs 27 d/serving. If you want to provide your child with at least 120 calories and at least 120 percent of the U.S. RDA of vitamin \(\mathrm{C}\), how can you do so at the least cost? What are your shadow costs for calories and vitamin \(\mathrm{C}\) ?
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