The j& p fertilizer company markets bags of fertilizer labeled "not less than 50 lb dry weight." the packaged manure is a combination of compost and manure. to provide good-quality fertilizer, each bag should contain at least 20 lb of compost but no more than 35 lb of manure. each pound of compost costs j& p 7¢ and each pound of manure costs 6¢. determine the least-cost blend of compost and manure in each bag. (enter 7 cents and 6 cents as: .07 and .06) a. what is the product mix? b. what is the total cost? c. are there any unused resources? d. what impact would increasing the compost by 10 pounds have on the overall cost

Asmall town wants to build some new recreational facilities. the proposed facilities include a swimming pool, recreation center, basketball court and baseball field. the town council wants to provide the facilities which will be used by the most people, but they face budget and land limitations. the town has $400,000 and 14 acres of land. the pool requires locker facilities which would be in the recreation center, so if the swimming pool is built the recreation center must also be built. also, the council has only enough flat land to build the basketball court or the baseball field. the daily usage and cost of the facilities (in $1,000) are shown below. which facilities should they build? facilityusagecost ($1,000)landswimming pool4001002recreation center5002003basketball court3001504baseball field2001005