ACTIVITY 2- FINALS
(MINIMIZATION)
Solve the following LP problem by the simplex method.
1. The poultry farmer must supplement the vitamins in the feeds
he buys. He is considering two supplements, each of which
contains the feed required but in different amounts.
The vitamin content per gram of the supplements is given in
the following table:
Vitamin Supplement 1 Supplement 2
1 2 1
2 2 9
3 2 3
Supplement 1 costs 5 pesos per gram and Supplement 2 costs 4
pesos per gram. The feed must contain at least 12, 36, 24 units
of vitamins 1,2 and 3 respectively. Determine the combination
that has the minimum cost.