4. The Kalo Fertilizer Company makes a fertilizer using two chemicals that provide nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium.

um. A pound of
ingredient 1 contributes 10 ounces of nitrogen and 6 ounces of phosphate, while a pound of ingredient 2 contributes 2 ounces of
nitrogen, 6 ounces of phosphate, and 1 ounce of potassium. Ingredient 1 costs $3 per pound, and ingredient 2 costs $5 per pound. The
company wants to know how many pounds of each chemical ingredient to put into a bag of fertilizer to meet the minimum requirements
of 20 ounces of nitrogen, 36 ounces of phosphate, and 2 ounces of potassium while minimizing cost.

3. The Pinewood Furniture Company produces chairs and tables from two resources—labor and wood. The company has 80 hours of labor
and 36 board-ft. of wood available each day. Demand for chairs is limited to 6 per day. Each chair requires 8 hours of labor and 2 board-ft.
of wood, whereas a table requires 10 hours of labor and 6 board-ft. of wood. The profit derived from each chair is $400 and from each
table, $100. The company wants to determine the number of chairs and tables to produce each day in order to maximize profit.

2. Quick-Screen is a clothing manufacturing company that specializes in producing commemorative shirts immediately following major
sporting events such as the World Series, Super Bowl, and Final Four. The company has been contracted to produce a standard set of shirts
for the winning team, either State University or Tech, following a college football bowl game on New Year’s Day. The items produced
include two sweatshirts, one with silk-screen printing on the front and one with print on both sides, and two T-shirts of the same
configuration. The company has to complete all production within 72 hours after the game, at which time a trailer truck will pick up the
shirts. The company will work around the clock. The truck has enough capacity to accommodate 1,200 standard-size boxes. A standardize
box holds 12 T-shirts, and a box of 12 sweatshirts is three times the size of a standard box. The company has budgeted $25,000 for the
production run. It has 500 dozen blank sweatshirts and T-shirts each in stock, ready for production. The resource requirements, unit costs,
and profit per dozen for each type of shirt are shown in the following table:

The company wants to know how many dozen (boxes) of each type of shirt to produce in order to maximize profit.

1. A farmer is preparing to plant a crop in the spring and needs to fertilize a field. There are twobrands of fertilizer to choose from, Super-gro
and Crop-quick. Each brand yields a specific amount of nitrogen and phosphate per bag, as follows:

The farmer’s field requires at least 16 pounds of nitrogen and at least 24 pounds of phosphate. Super-gro costs $6 per bag, and Crop-
quick costs $3. The farmer wants to know how many bags of each brand to purchase in order to minimize the total cost of fertilizing.

5. A company produces two products that are processed on two assembly lines. Assembly line 1 has 100 available hours, and assembly line 2
has 42 available hours. Each product requires 10 hours of processing time on line 1, while on line 2 product 1 requires 7 hours and
product 2 requires 3 hours. The profit for product 1 is $6 per unit, and the profit for product 2 is $4 per unit.