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A dietician wishes to mix two types of food in such a way that the vitamin contents
of the mixture contain at least 8 units of vitamin A and 10 units of vitamin C .
Food I contains 2 units per kg of vitamin A and 1 unit per kg of vitamin C , while food II
contains 1 unit per kg of vitamin A and 2 units per kg of vitamin C . It costs Rs 5 per kg
to purchase food I and Rs 7 per kg to purchase food II .
Identify the objective function so as to minimize the cost of mixture.

A

(a) Minimize `z= 5x+7y`

B

(b) Minimize `z=2x+y`

C

(c) Maximize `z = 2x + 2y`

D

(d) Minimize `z = 7x + 2y`

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