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Multiple choice problem: Question: Munchies Cereal Company makes a cereal from several ingredients. Two of the ingredients, oats...

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Munchies Cereal Company makes a cereal from several ingredients.Two of the ingredients, oats and rice, provide vitamins A and B.The company wants to know how many ounces of oats and rice itshould include in each box of cereal to meet the minimumrequirements of 48 milligrams of vitamin A and 12 milligrams ofvitamin B while minimizing cost. An ounce of oats contributes 8 mgof vitamin A and 1 mg of vitamin B, whereas an ounce of ricecontributes 6 mg of A and 2 mg of B. An ounce of oats costs $0.05and an ounce of rice costs $0.03. The linear optimization model is:Minimize Total Cost 8x1 + 6x2 ≥ 48 1x1 + 2x2 ≥ 12 x1, x2 ≥ 0 Solvethis model using Solver. Which variables are positive in theoptimal solution?

Multiple choice answer options (only one answer is correct.Either A, B, C or D):

A.) Both oats and rice are zero

B.) Only rice

C.) Only oats

D.) Both oats and rice

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