Barks pet food company produces canned cat food called cat


Bark’s Pet Food Company produces canned cat food called Cat Chow and canned dog food called Dog Dinner. The company produces the pet food from beef, ground fish, and a cereal additive. Each week the company has 600 pounds of beef, 800 pounds of ground fish, and 1,000 pounds of grain additive available to produce both kinds of pet food. Cat Chow must be at least 50% fish, and Dog Dinner must be at least 50% beef. The company has 2,250 16-ounce cans available each week. A can of Cat Chow earns $0.80 in profit, and a can of Dog Dinner earns $0.96 in profit. The total fixed costs for running Bark’s per week is $1,400. 1. Model this linear program in Excel and name the worksheet “LP Problem”. Use Excel Solver to determine the optimal recipe of both Cat Chow and Dog Dinner, how many cans of Cat Chow and Dog Dinner to produce each week, and what the maximum weekly profit will be.

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