Frederick's Feed company receives four raw grains from which it blends its dry pet food. The pet food advertises that each 8 oz. can meets the minimum daily requirements for vitamin C, protein and iron. The cost of each grain as well as the vitamin C, protein and iron are summarized below. Grain Vitamin C Units/lb Protein Units/lb Iron Units/lb Cost/lb
1 9 12 0 0.75
2 16 10 14 0.90
3 8 10 15 0.80
4 10 8 7 0.70

Frederick's is interested in producing an 8 oz. mixture at minimum cost while meeting the daily requirements of 6 units of vitamin C, 5 units of protein and 5 units of iron. Formulate this as a linear program: Assume 4 decision variables, x1,x2,x3 and x4.

The partnership of douglas, ryan, and ellen has dissolved and is in the process of liquidation. on july 1, 2016, just before the second cash distribution, the assets and equities of the partnership along with profit and loss sharing ratios were as follows: cash $30,000receivable - net $20,000inventories $25,000equipment - net $30,000total assets $80,000liabilities $12,000douglas, capital (20%) $28,000ryan, capital (50%) $24,000ellen, capital (30%) $16,000total liab./equity $80,000assume that the available cash is distributed immediately, except for a $2,000 contingency fund that is withheld pending complete liquidation of the partnership. how much cash should be paid to each of the partners? a. $3,200 douglas, $8,000 ryan, $4,800 ellenb. $5,600 douglas, $14,000 ryan, $8,400 ellenc. $16,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $0 ellend. $8,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $8,000 ellen