LeapFrog Airways Provides Passenger Service for Indianapolis,Baltimore,Memphis,Austin,and Tampa

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Essay

LeapFrog Airways provides passenger service for Indianapolis,Baltimore,Memphis,Austin,and Tampa.LeapFrog has two WB828 airplanes,one based in Indianapolis and the other in Baltimore.Each morning,the Indianapolis-based plane flies to Austin with a stopover in Memphis,and the Baltimore-based plane flies to Tampa with a stopover in Memphis.Both planes have a coach section with a 120-seat capacity.​
LeapFrog uses two fare classes: a discount-fare D class and a full-fare F class.LeapFrog's products,each referred to as an origin-destination-itinerary fare (ODIF),are listed below with their fares and forecasted demand.​ ​
Develop a linear programming model for LeapFrog's problem situation and determine how many seats LeapFrog should allocate to each ODIF.​

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