The Decision Variables Represent the Amounts of Ingredients 1,2,and 3

question 3

Essay

The decision variables represent the amounts of ingredients 1,2,and 3 to put into a blend.The objective function represents profit.The first three constraints measure the usage and availability of resources A,B,and C.The fourth constraint is a minimum requirement for ingredient 3.Use the output to answer these questions.
a.How much of ingredient 1 will be put into the blend?
b.How much of ingredient 2 will be put into the blend?
c.How much of ingredient 3 will be put into the blend?
d.How much resource A is used?
e.How much resource B will be left unused?f. What will the profit be?g. What will happen to the solution if the profit from ingredient 2 drops to 4?h. What will happen to the solution if the profit from ingredient 3 increases by 1?i. What will happen to the solution if the amount of resource C increases by 2?j. What will happen to the solution if the minimum requirement for ingredient 3 increases to 15?

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