A Company Blends Silicon and Nitrogen to Produce Two Types

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Essay

A company blends silicon and nitrogen to produce two types of fertilizers.Fertilizer 1 must be at least 40% nitrogen and sells for $75 per pound.Fertilizer 2 must be at least 70% silicon and sells for $45 per pound.The company can purchase up to 9000 pounds of nitrogen at $16 per pound and up to 12,000 pounds of silicon at $12 per pound.Assuming that all fertilizer produced can be sold,determine how the company can maximize its profit.

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Definitions:

Visual Sensory Store

Part of the memory system that holds visual information for a very short period, allowing for initial processing.

Semantic Memory

A type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the use and understanding of language.

Short Term Memory Store

A component of memory where small amounts of information can be kept for a short period of time.

Matrix

A rectangular array of numbers or other mathematical objects, used in mathematics and related disciplines to represent and solve systems of linear equations and other problems.