Q1) New Age Pharmaceuticals manufactures the drug NasaMist from 4 chemicals. Today, company should manufacture1000 pounds of drug. Three active ingredients in NasaMist are A, B, and C. By weight, at least 8% of NasaMist should consist of A, at least 4% of B, and at least 2% of C. Cost per pound of each chemical and amount of each active ingredient in 1 pound each of chemical. It is essential that at least 100 pounds of chemical 2 are utilized. Find out the cheapest way of manufacturing today's batch of NasaMist.
NewAge data
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Cost/lb of chemicals
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Chemical 1
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$8
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Chemical 2
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$10
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Chemical 3
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$11
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Chemical 4
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$14
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Ingredient/lb of chemical
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A
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B
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C
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Chemical 1
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0.03
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0.02
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0.01
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Chemical 2
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0.06
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0.04
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0.01
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Chemical 3
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0.10
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0.03
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0.04
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Chemical 4
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0.12
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0.09
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0.04
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