Hilltop Coffee manufactures a coffee product by blending three types of coffee b

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Hilltop Coffee manufactures a coffee product by blending three types of coffee beans. The cost per pound and the available pounds of each bean are given in the following table:

Bean Cost/Pound            Available Pounds

1          $0.50                                    500

2          $0.70                                    600

3          $0.45                                    400

Consumer tests with coffee products were used to provide quality ratings on a 0-to-100 scale, with higher ratings indicating higher quality. Product-quality stan

Explanation / Answer

The minimum-cost blend of the three beans that will meet the quality standards and provide 1,000 pounds of the blended coffee product is: 500 pounds of Bean 1, 300 pounds of Bean 2, and 200 pounds of Bean 3.
You're availability constraints are all met with a total of 1000 pounds with an aroma rating of 75 and a taste rating of 84.4

b. The bean cost per pound of the coffee blend is: $.55

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