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I have to use an excel solver for this, which includes the decision variable, objective...

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I have to use an excel solver for this, which includes the decision variable, objective function, resource constraints, and non-negativity constraints. It would be helpful to provide screenshots of the excel solver process as well. Thanks!!!

Problem 3 (MINIMIZATION PROBLEM) A hospital dietitian prepares breakfast menus every morning for the hospital patients. Part of the dietitian's responsibility is to make sure that minimum daily requirements for vitamins A and B are met. At the same time, the cost of the menus must be kept as low as possible. The main breakfast staples providing vitamins A and B are eggs, bacon, and cereal. The vitamin requirements and vitamin contributions for each staple follow: Vitamin Contributions mg/Egg mg/Bacon Strip mg/Cereal Cup Vitamin A B Minimum Daily Requirements 16 12 2 1 4 2 3 1 An egg costs $0.04, a bacon strip costs $0.03, and a cup of cereal costs $0.02. The dietitian wants to know how much of each staple to serve per order to meet the minimum daily vitamin require- ments while minimizing total cost. a. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem. b. Solve the model by using the computer

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