4.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 as follows: Вean Cost per Pound Available Pounds 1...

Extracted text: 4.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 as follows: Вean Cost per Pound Available Pounds 1 $0.50 500 2 $0.70 600 3 $0.45 400 Consumer tests with coffee products were used to provide ratings on a scale of 0-100, with higher ratings indicating higher quality. Product quality standards for the blended coffee require a consumer rating for aroma to be at least 75 and a consumer rating for taste to be at least 80. The individual ratings Of the aroma and taste for coffee made from 100% Of each bean are as follows: Aroma Rating Taste Вea n Rating 86 2 85 88 60 75 Assume that the aroma and taste attributes of the coffee blend will be a weighted average of the attributes of the beans used in the blend, a. What is the minimum-cost blend that will meet the quality standards and provide 1 000 pounds of the blended coffee product? b. What is the cost per pound for the coffee blend? c. Determine the aroma and taste ratings for the coffee blend.