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.
$$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l } \text { ODIF } & \text { Origin } & \text { Destination } & \text { Fare Class } & \text { ODIF Code } & \text { Fare } & \text { Demand } \\\hline 1 & \text { Indianapolis } & \text { Memphis } & \text { D } & \text { IMD } & 175 & 44 \\2 & \text { Indianapolis } & \text { Austin } & \text { D } & \text { IAD } & 275 & 25 \\3 & \text { Indianapolis } & \text { Tampa } & \text { D } & \text { ITD } & 285 & 40 \\4 & \text { Indianapolis } & \text { Memphis } & \text { F } & \text { IMF } & 395 & 15 \\5 & \text { Indianapolis } & \text { Austin } & \text { F } & \text { IAF } & 425 & 10 \\6 & \text { Indianapolis } & \text { Tampa } & \text { F } & \text { ITF } & 475 & 8 \\7 & \text { Baltimore } & \text { Memphis } & \text { D } & \text { BMD } & 185 & 26 \\8 & \text { Baltimore } & \text { Austin } & \text { D } & \text { BAD } & 315 & 50 \\9 & \text { Baltimore } & \text { Tampa } & \text { D } & \text { BTD } & 290 & 42 \\10 & \text { Baltimore } & \text { Memphis } & \text { F } & \text { BMF } & 385 & 12 \\11 & \text { Baltimore } & \text { Austin } & \text { F } & \text { BAF } & 525 & 16 \\12 & \text { Baltimore } & \text { Tampa } & \text { F } & \text { BTF } & 490 & 9 \\13 & \text { Memphis } & \text { Austin } & \text { D } & \text { MAD } & 190 & 58 \\14 & \text { Memphis } & \text { Tampa } & \text { D } & \text { MTD } & 180 & 48 \\15 & \text { Memphis } & \text { Austin } & \text { F } & \text { MAF } & 310 & 14 \\16 & \text { Memphis } & \text { Tampa } & \text { F } & \text { MTF } & 295 & 11 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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