A farmer mixes two brands A and B of cattle feed.Brand A, costing R 500 per bag, contains 6 unitsof nutritional element P, 5 units of element Q and4 units of element R. Brand B costing 400 perbag contains 3 units of nutritional element P, 25units of element Q and 6 units of element R. Theminimum requirements of P, Q and R are 36, 90and 48 units respectively. Determine the numberof bags of each brand that should be mixed inorder to produce a mixture having a minimumcost per bag. What is the minimum cost per bag?What is the minimum cost of the mixture perbag?

A farmer mixes two brands A and B of cattle feed.Brand A, costing R 50

1.	A farmer mixes two brands A and B of cattle feed.Brand A, costing R 500 per bag, contains 6 unitsof nutritional element P, 5 units of element Q and4 units of element R. Brand B costing 400 perbag contains 3 units of nutritional element P, 25units of element Q and 6 units of element R. Theminimum requirements of P, Q and R are 36, 90and 48 units respectively. Determine the numberof bags of each brand that should be mixed inorder to produce a mixture having a minimumcost per bag. What is the minimum cost per bag?What is the minimum cost of the mixture perbag?
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