Let w 1 =

6/7

Let w 2 =

1/7

T C L = b L q i + β L q L

T C K = b K q i + β K q K

T C L = 31.2 q i + 4.8 × 0.9

T C K = 24 q i + 12 × 0.72

V C L =

$31.20 per ton

V C K =

$24.00 per ton

F C L =

$4.32 plant per cycle

F C K =

$8.64 plant per cycle

q L =

0.90 tons per cycle

q K =

0.72 tons per cycle

Let P B 1 = V C L + 3.00 =

$34.20 per ton

Let P B 1 = V C K + 2.00 =

$26.00 per ton

Q 1 = B 1

32.00 tons

Q 1 = B 1

46.00 tons

Let P B 2 =

$56.00 per ton

Let P B 2 =

$100.00 per ton

Let Q 2 = B 2

63.00 tons

Let Q 2 = B 2

66.00 tons

n L = Q 2 / q L

70.00 plants

n K = Q 2 / q K

91.67 plants

P 1 Q 1 w 1 + P 2 Q 2 w 2 =

$1442.06 per cycle

P 1 Q 1 w 1 + P 2 Q 2 w 2 =

$1968.00 per cycle

V C L ( Q 1 w 1 + Q 2 w 2 ) =

$1136.57 per cycle

V C K ( Q 1 w 1 + Q 2 w 2 ) =

$1172.57 per cycle

F C L n L =

$302.40 per cycle

F C K n K =

$792.00 per cycle

E ( π ) =

$3.09 per cycle

E ( π ) =

$3.43 per cycle

P B 2 P B 1 =

$21.80 per ton

P B 2 P B 1 =

$74.00 per ton

Q B 2 Q B 1 =

31.00 tons

Q B 2 Q B 1 =

20.00 tons