Willing to provide the best breakfast under a minimum cost for a group of senior citizens, a company formulated a LP model. The breakfast needs to include at least 420 calories, 5 milligrams of iron, 400 milligrams of calcium, 20 grams of protein, 12 grams of fiber, and must have no more than 20 grams of fat and 30 milligrams of cholesterol. The firm has selected the following possible food items, whose individual nutrient contributions and cost from which to develop a standard breakfast menu are shown in the following table:
See the model as follows: Breakfast Food | Bran cereal (x1) = Dry cereal (x2) = Oatmeal (x3) = Oat bran (x4) = Egg (x5) = Bacon (x6) = Orange (x7) = Milk - 2% (x8) = Orange juice (9) = Wheat toast (x10) = Serving 0.00 0.00 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.24 0.00 2.98 Unit cup cup cup cup egg slice orange cup cup slice x3 = 4.5; x8 4.24; and x10 s 5.68; O x3 > 0.5; x8 > 0.24; and x10 > 0.68; O IV 4.5; x8 2 4.24; and x10 > 5.68; O x3 = 4.5; x8 = 4.24; and x10 = 5.68; O None of the above