A dairy company gets milk from two dairies and then blends the milk to get the desired amount of butterfat. Milk from dairy I costs ?$2.40 per? gallon, and milk from dairy II costs ?$0.80 per gallon. At most ?$144 is available for purchasing milk. Dairy I can supply at most 50gallons averaging 3.7?% ?butterfat, and dairy II can supply at most 80 gallons averaging 2.9?% butterfat. Answer parts a and b.
How much milk from each supplier should the company buy to get at most 100 gallons of milk with the maximum amount of butterfat?
The company should buy ____ gallons from dairy 1 and ____ gallons from dairy II.
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