Simplex maximization story problem
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A farm co-op has 6001 acres available to plant with corn and soybeans. Each acre of corn requires 9 gallons of fertilizer/herbicide and 3/4 hour of labor to harvest. Each acre of soybeans requires 3 gallons of fertilizer/herbicide and 1 hour of labor to harvest. The co-op has available at most 40,500 gallons of fertilizer/herbicide and at most 5250 hours of labor for harvesting. Find the maximum profit if the profits per acre are $60 for corn and $50 for soybeans.
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Solution includes each simplex tableaux, row operations, and quotients to identify the pivot entries.
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