Federal Rent-A-Car Is Putting Together a New Fleet

question 102

Short Answer

Federal Rent-a-Car is putting together a new fleet. It is considering package offers from three car manufacturers. Fred Motors is offering 5 small cars, 5 medium cars, and 10 large cars for $500,000. Admiral Motors is offering 5 small, 10 medium, and 5 large cars for $400,000. Chrysalis is offering 10 small, 5 medium, and 5 large cars for $300,000. Federal would like to buy at least 750 small cars, at least 600 medium cars, and at least 750 large cars. How many packages should it buy from each car maker to keep the total cost as small as possible

__________ package(s) of Fred Motors, __________ package(s) of Admiral Motors, and __________ package(s) of Chrysalis.

What will be the total cost

$__________

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