A Hot Dog Manufacturer Wishes to Minimize the Cost in Dollars

question 31

Multiple Choice

A hot dog manufacturer wishes to minimize the cost in dollars of producing a low-cost niched product while meeting the dietary guidelines for protein and sodium. Once the model has been run, the surplus variable in the sodium constraint has a value of 1300 milligrams. The best interpretation of this outcome is:

• A) The value of the sodium in a hot dog is 1300.
• B) The amount of sodium in a single hot dog should be 1300 milligrams.
• C) The minimum cost hot dog has 1300 milligrams more sodium than required.
• D) A hot dog should have at least 1300 milligrams of sodium.

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