A Paper Mill Has Received an Order for Rolls of Paper

question 27

Essay

A paper mill has received an order for rolls of paper. The customer wants 400 12" wide rolls, 300 18" rolls and 200 24" rolls. The company has 40" wide rolls of paper which it can slit to the appropriate width. The company wants to minimize the number of rolls it must use to fill the order.
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Formulate the LP for this problem.

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