(Solution) - A farmer can buy three types of plant food mix -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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A farmer can buy three types of plant food: mix A, mix B, and mix C. Each cubic yard of mix A contains 20 pounds of phosphoric acid, 10 pounds of nitrogen, and 10 pounds of potash. Each cubic yard of mix B contains 10 pounds of phosphoric acid, 10 pounds of nitrogen, and 15 pounds of potash. Each cubic yard of mix C contains 20 pounds of phosphoric acid, 20 pounds of nitrogen, and 5 pounds of potash. The minimum monthly requirements are 480 pounds of phosphoric acid, 320 pounds of nitrogen, and 225 pounds of potash. If mix A costs $30 per cubic yard, mix B costs $36 per cubic yard, and mix C costs $39 per cubic yard, how many cubic yards of each mix should the farmer blend to meet the minimum monthly requirements at a minimal cost? What is the minimum cost?
In Problem, construct a mathematical model in the form of a linear programming problem. Then solve the problem by applying the simplex method to the dual problem.