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The south fork Feed Company makes a feed mix from four ingredients--oaks, corn, soybean, and vitamin supplement. The company has 300 pounds of oats, 400 pounds of corn, 200 pounds of soybeans, and 100 pounds of vitamin supplements available for the mix. The company has the following requirments for the mix:

-At least 30% of the mix must be soybeans.
-At least 20% of the mix must be the vitamin supplement
-The ratio of corn to oats cannot exceet 2 to 1
-The amount of oats cannot exceed the amount of soybeans
-The mix must be at least 500 pounds

A pound of oats cost $0.50; a pound of corn, $1.20; a pound of soybeans, $060; and a pound of vitamin supplement, $2.00. The feed company wants to know the number of pounds of each ingredient to put in the order to minumize cost.
a.Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
b. Solve the model by using the computer.

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