A Zookeeper has a walrus with a nutritional deficiency She

Last updated: 8/2/2023

A Zookeeper has a walrus with a nutritional deficiency She wants to make sure the walrus consumes at least 2100 mg of iron 2700 mg of vitamin B 1 and 1400 mg of vitamin B 2 One Maxivite pill contains 500 mg of iron 300 mg of vitamin B 1 and 100 mg of vitamin B 2 and costs 0 07 One Healthovite pill provides 100 mg of iron 150 mg of vitamin B 1 and 175 mg of vitamin B 2 and costs 0 08 Complete parts a c below a What combination of Maxivite and Healthovite pills will meet the walrus s requirement at lowest cost What is the lowest cost Set up the linear programming problem The best combination of pills that meets the walrus s nutritional requirements is Maxivite pill s and Healthovite pill s at the lowest cost of b In the solution for part a does the walrus receive more than the minimum amount he needs of any vitamin If so which vitamin is it c Is there a way for the zookeeper to avoid having the walrus receive more than the minimum needed still meet the other constraints and minimize the cost Explain