Multiple choice problem:
Question:
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
